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[–] jungle 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Does suck a product even exist? A front door smart lock that doesn't have a mechanical key in case batteries die? And if it exists, I have two questions: 1. why in hell; and 2. who in their right mind would install it on their front door. That was the intent of my question.

[–] elephantium 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does such a product exist? I would hope not, but probably. There are certainly stupider things on the market.

But even with an emergency key, think about security alarms. You open the door, you have to put in the code to turn off the alarm -- but you can't, the code has been changed. You call the alarm company to say "No, it's me" but your account has been frozen, so they still send the police.

Yeah, it's a little over-the-line dystopian, but instead of being 100% bonkers out of a movie, it's more "...yeah, I can see how that could happen if you have the Ring doorbell and Ring door lock and Ring alarm monitoring, and the company froze your account for some reason"

[–] jungle 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I guess I can see that, but to be honest if someone gets themselves into that kind of situation, I feel like it's on them.

[–] elephantium 0 points 1 year ago

Blame the victim, eh? Well, at least you're not jumping straight to "No, that's impossible, you're just paranoid"