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Except, SMS is incredibly insecure and can be easily spoofed.
by smileysteve 9y ago
Except, SMS is incredibly insecure and can be easily spoofed.
- jandrese 9y agoWhile true, that shouldn't be overly relevant in this case. They are one-time codes that you will be sending once the person is at your door. There is a potential issue if you're talking about sending someone a code (or multiple codes) several days in advance, but I don't think the systems are set up to do that currently. Plus you get an alert and a picture/video whenever one of the codes is used so it's fairly high risk for a burglar. You get an entry alert and it's some dude in a mask you call the cops. I tend to think that they'll stick to the old fashioned way of just breaking a window instead.
- swozey 9y agoIf someone wants to break into your home they're going to break in through a window/back door, etc. They aren't going to go through the hassle of spoofing your number and generating an entry code when they can wrap their hand in a sweatshirt and punch some glass.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoIt depends surely on what they're after. If they want small electronic goods to sell for drug money then they'll smash a window. If they want identity/banking information so they can still the contents of your bank account(s) then probably the SMS and number spoofing is better for them.
- wingerlang 9y agoIf they are that sophisticated, wouldn't they just smash the window take some pictures of the information and steal a TV on the way out?
- swozey 9y agoYeah, exactly, my point was more "if someone wants to break in for anything they're just going to break in." Hell, I had a credit card stolen out of my mailbox and used around town last month. Breaking into houses doesn't require Oceans 11 technology.