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This reminds me of the one from a few years back about copying house keys from photos.

• dr_orpheus 7y ago
  Also reminded me of an article (I'm having trouble finding it) about a master key for an apartment complex that had been stolen. The article published a picture of the master key itself and then more people were able to copy the master key...
• JohnFen 7y ago
  I played with this when I got my first 3D printer about 5 years ago -- I took a photo of my house key and replicated it in about a half hour. The photo was (intentionally) not a great one. It was at that time that I started keeping all of my keys in a sleeve. Do I now need to start wearing gloves?
  • chillwaves 7y ago
    Locks are trivial to pick. Typically easier than recreating keys through a photo. This does not dimish their value.
    • JohnFen 7y ago
      Not all locks are trivial to pick, but the common consumer ones are (speaking from experience -- I've been a recreational lockpicker for years). But recreating through a photo counts as a low-skill attack. Not as low-skill as raking a lock or using bump keys, but it does make low-skill attacks viable on moderately-or-better secure locks.
    • dTal 7y ago
      I mean, yes it does diminish their value. If you had an unpickable lock, that would be more valuable.