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[theweaselking]

Duplicating keys - house keys, car keys, etc - based on photographs.

Comments

[zastrazzi.livejournal.com]

That's only a little scary.

THIS is scary. Who needs the original when you have a bump key?

[rosethornn.livejournal.com]

that's.. rather scary.

[zastrazzi.livejournal.com]

And it got briefly publicized in 2005... I'm honestly amazed it hasn't had wider coverage considering the size of the problem.

[jerril]

I don't see why, it's not like house locks are actually intended for security. Same with car locks. They're only intended to keep mostly-honest lazy people honest.

Dishonest people could just break the window or take a crowbar to the door.

[atlasimpure.livejournal.com]

Security as laziness vs reward, always wins.

[wyatt1048.livejournal.com]

It's also easily preventable: Pickbuster (http://www.pickbuster.co.uk/) if you don't want to change your locks, or special locks (http://www.bumpstopsecurity.com/ml-bumpstop-cylinder-tech.shtml) if you do. Of course, you have to wonder why all locks aren't fitted with these things.