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It's not a security measure, it's a noise reduction measure. It reduces the number of people jiggling the handle on your door, but if all it takes to get in is

• kempbellt 6y ago
  Which is exactly what security by obscurity means... You are not wrong about having bigger problems if that's all it takes, but making access to a thing less obvious, even if it is super simple, is a form of security. This is like saying, keeping your cash in your front pocket instead of your wallet doesn't make your cash safer from pickpockets. Except, that's exactly what it does. If someone knows that your cash is in your front pocket, then sure, they could target that. But if you are trying to protect yourself from casual pickpockets that aim for wallets, then you have created a small buffer for yourself. Which is a form of security. It's not great security, but it is a layer of protection.