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I really enjoy the LockpickingLawyer's videos, but I'd imagine that the threat model of the average Amazon (or Walmart/Home Depot/etc.) buyer is such that any b

I really enjoy the LockpickingLawyer's videos, but I'd imagine that the threat model of the average Amazon (or Walmart/Home Depot/etc.) buyer is such that any basic lock is enough deterrence for 95%+ of scenarios. It could just be that their evaluation criteria don't match his.

wmeredith 7y ago
You are correct. Locks keep honest people honest.
- paulmd 7y ago
  That should really be the takeaway from any of his videos. Anything you buy consumer-grade can be cracked instantly by a skilled locksmith or within maybe a few tens of minutes by an average thief. The number of locks that I've ever really seen him struggle to pick can probably be counted on a single hand. Like a safe - a lock buys you time, and hopefully the thief chooses a loud method of entry that attracts attention.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
  I don't think that statement makes any sense. Why do honest people need anything to keep them honest? Probably something more like: locks marginally aid in diverting lazy / opportunistic thieves.
  - Izkata 7y ago
    > Why do honest people need anything to keep them honest? Curiosity and children.
- completelylegit 7y ago
  Locks keep lock-picking ignorant and insufficiently motivated dishonest people honest too.
partialrecall 7y ago
I get the "thieves don't pick locks" thing, but I really think it's sleazy as hell if a lock marketed as "high security" can be raked open in one second. That's a low-skill attack. In this case he didn't even have to rake it, because the locks were unshielded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ1_P5oqf6Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ1_P5oqf6Y An unshielded padlock may as well be a warded lock like you'd find on a child's diary.
okmokmz 7y ago
Thieves don't pick locks, if they want to get in something they either cut or pry their way in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-9vWa-C44I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-9vWa-C44I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjHnklj6PAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjHnklj6PAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ViUdd-2LM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ViUdd-2LM

wmeredith 7y ago

You are correct. Locks keep honest people honest.

paulmd 7y ago
That should really be the takeaway from any of his videos. Anything you buy consumer-grade can be cracked instantly by a skilled locksmith or within maybe a few tens of minutes by an average thief. The number of locks that I've ever really seen him struggle to pick can probably be counted on a single hand. Like a safe - a lock buys you time, and hopefully the thief chooses a loud method of entry that attracts attention.
TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
I don't think that statement makes any sense. Why do honest people need anything to keep them honest? Probably something more like: locks marginally aid in diverting lazy / opportunistic thieves.
- Izkata 7y ago
  > Why do honest people need anything to keep them honest? Curiosity and children.
completelylegit 7y ago
Locks keep lock-picking ignorant and insufficiently motivated dishonest people honest too.

partialrecall 7y ago

I get the "thieves don't pick locks" thing, but I really think it's sleazy as hell if a lock marketed as "high security" can be raked open in one second. That's a low-skill attack. In this case he didn't even have to rake it, because the locks were unshielded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ1_P5oqf6Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ1_P5oqf6Y An unshielded padlock may as well be a warded lock like you'd find on a child's diary.

okmokmz 7y ago

Thieves don't pick locks, if they want to get in something they either cut or pry their way in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-9vWa-C44I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-9vWa-C44I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjHnklj6PAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjHnklj6PAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ViUdd-2LM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ViUdd-2LM