Cloudless ☼ to No Stupid [email protected]English • 10 months agoAre smart door locks more or less secure than traditional door locks?feddit.ukimagemessage-square203fedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down111
arrow-up1246arrow-down1imageAre smart door locks more or less secure than traditional door locks?feddit.ukCloudless ☼ to No Stupid [email protected]English • 10 months agomessage-square203fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink98•10 months agoAnd most dumb locks can also be picked in under 5 minutes. The difference is a smart lock can alert me when someone who isn’t me opens the door or leaves it open. Of course, most burglars are just going to break a window to get in.
minus-square@[email protected]cakelinkfedilink27•10 months agoThere should be a separation between fully mechanical locks with electronic monitoring (ideal) and a mechanical lock with vital electronic components.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•10 months agoYou can get a lot of locks which allows you to connect external mechanisms which can do just that. Don’t know anything ready out of the box, though
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•10 months agoSwitchBot makes a retrofit deadbolt controller that straps onto the inside
And most dumb locks can also be picked in under 5 minutes. The difference is a smart lock can alert me when someone who isn’t me opens the door or leaves it open. Of course, most burglars are just going to break a window to get in.
There should be a separation between fully mechanical locks with electronic monitoring (ideal) and a mechanical lock with vital electronic components.
You can get a lot of locks which allows you to connect external mechanisms which can do just that. Don’t know anything ready out of the box, though
SwitchBot makes a retrofit deadbolt controller that straps onto the inside