Re:OpenSesame – A device that can open fixed-code garage doo...
by mattmaroon on Thursday June 04, 2015 @03:20PM
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While locks don't keep skilled criminals out, you'd be shocked how many unskilled ones there are. Meth/crackheads routinely go around twisting doorknobs in apartment complexes or pulling on car handles just hoping to find something unlocked so they can steal whatever is there. They (usually) don't break and enter, but if they happen upon an unlocked door they'll walk in and steal anything.
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Re:OpenSesame – A device that can open fixed-code garage doo...
by vacri on Thursday June 04, 2015 @09:09PM
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Not that this is a common attack, but to add to the stew - I knew a guy who left his leather jacket in his car, which was a soft-top convertable. The jacket thief simply sliced open the top and took the jacket.
These days I just tell people to consider the inside of their car a public place, and never to leave anything in there that you wouldn't leave lying on your front fence or similar. There are simply too many ways for people to get into cars to win that game, and ultimately, few things will stop a thief who's willing to damage the car (hammer through a window, or knife through a soft-top, for example).