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Remember Tapplock, the 'unbreakable' smart lock that was allergic to screwdrivers? The FTC just slapped it down for 'deceiving' folks

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So..

.. it's an open and shut case then, but the shutting didn't work so well :).

Lock security is hard. First of all it's never an absolute, it's about delaying someone long enough for them to give up or be caught so you have to decide right there on a cost/benefit point, keeping in mind that you still have to keep the price low enough that someone will actually buy it (although this has "hipster" written all over it). Next, the world is full of people who will be at least as clever as you so you're fighting an uphill battle anyway.

I feel sorry for them. I liked the idea, but yeah, you have to involve some people who break things for a living IMHO, and I'm not even sure that is enough.

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