Post B0bd5uaSJsW1V5SwLo by annehargreaves@ioc.exchange
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(DIR) Post #B0bZGPKiSfaVw9qwyW by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-25T13:12:26Z
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Here is something that mystified me about Manhattan I have only recently puzzled out:These big padlocks that decorate the fences and tree wells on the streets with brownstones. They are key safes: these allow housekeepers, repairmen and estate agents access by a combination— there are more and more of them every year. I feel like there ought to be a better solution— still this beats using some door lock app.
(DIR) Post #B0bZPMp3AKcikxJVoG by knord@mastodon.social
2025-11-25T13:14:00Z
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@futurebird Also used by Airbnbs
(DIR) Post #B0bZVfApqfmTPSVPua by catnip@mastodon.online
2025-11-25T13:15:07Z
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@futurebird Interesting, never seen one. Saves drilling a lock box into a wall I suppose.
(DIR) Post #B0bZXp306r8Obxs3Iu by lsdog@piaille.fr
2025-11-25T13:15:32Z
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@futurebird I think a huge use case (and perhaps why there are more and more) is airbnb, to allow guest access without anyone present. At least in France, every time I have seen those that was why.
(DIR) Post #B0bZkYSp4tbEwX1Jaq by mhoye@mastodon.social
2025-11-25T13:17:51Z
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@futurebird They're used for AirBnB in a lot of places ass well. In Spain people superglue them closed to protest AirBnB.
(DIR) Post #B0bZpCygOGD1kk8pEm by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-25T13:18:43Z
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This is an interesting development in home security for New York City. In the 1980s having your stereo or television stolen from your apartment was a more common crime. The idea of someone breaking into a house to steal electronics today seems ludicrous. (Nonetheless my mom *still* asks if my apartment is secure enough because I have “all those electronics”)Frankly, it seems more likely someone would break in to take a shower and have a nap: a hotel costs more than electronics.
(DIR) Post #B0baksYQTy0FCrMLmi by willyyam@mastodon.social
2025-11-25T13:29:07Z
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@futurebird What I find fascinating is that these are trivially easy to defeat in a way that does not leave any obvious trace, and yet no better solution seems available.It seems like the risk/reward ratio for minor property theft is such that it is just not worth doing.Minor deterence is enough, apparently.
(DIR) Post #B0bbBkD5c6qN98BppI by Elleaster@ohai.social
2025-11-25T13:33:57Z
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@futurebird Burglar arrested after fixing a nice dinner and not washing up!I was thinking about how stealing used electronics makes no sense anymore. The plastic parts break before you get it anywhere safe.
(DIR) Post #B0bbjhFh7MgJomb8dM by louisffourie@c.im
2025-11-25T13:40:06Z
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@futurebird Well I did have a laptop stolen out of my house in June 2023, together with a credit card and a debit card. But also - a back pack, a blanket, house keys and a mostly empty bottle of cheap gin (ignoring the expensive whiskey right next to it).
(DIR) Post #B0bcIq9K1vJ9Y1NJiq by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
2025-11-25T13:46:27Z
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@futurebird A holiday rental place we stayed in had a PIN control on the front door. This avoided the need for a key after you've entered the PIN, the PIN directly gives you access to the house.It was an electronic pad that had sensible backoff for failed attempts, so brute forcing was harder than this kind of little box with a purely mechanical lock.The owners changed the code to a new random value after each stay. The fact that they could do this online was probably the weakest link in the security: I have little faith in any of the vendors of these devices to secure them properly from an attacker on the network.
(DIR) Post #B0bd5uaSJsW1V5SwLo by annehargreaves@ioc.exchange
2025-11-25T13:55:19Z
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@futurebird Bet these would take @deviantollam about 30 secs to open😂
(DIR) Post #B0bejLLKsIEbjNlAPo by PizzaDemon@mastodon.online
2025-11-25T14:13:37Z
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@futurebird maybe make a sandwichhttps://ohai.social/@redsad/115527147704124672
(DIR) Post #B0bfvnzgHHFm1E8ZA8 by rlstone4dems@mastodon.social
2025-11-25T14:27:07Z
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@futurebird 😝😅😃
(DIR) Post #B0ccD8YMszKS2zKYpk by 3TomatoesShort@disabled.social
2025-11-26T01:20:08Z
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@futurebirdI had someone accidentally leave our door unlocked recently. When we got home and were checking everything was okay, I said to my husband.. what are they gonna take? A 10 year old Xbox? 🤷🏻♀️ Presumably it's barely worth the bother.