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Sounds like a pretty novel idea. Until you lose your phone, your key.me account is hacked or any of a number of other things cause your data to get into the wro
by edwhitesell 13y ago
Sounds like a pretty novel idea. Until you lose your phone, your key.me account is hacked or any of a number of other things cause your data to get into the wrong hands.
I'm not saying a physical key is perfect or doesn't have most of the same issues (lost, theft, etc.), but why create a larger attack surface through a medium you have potentially less control of?
- recursive 13y ago> why create a larger attack surface through a medium you have potentially less control of? For convenience.
- edwhitesell 13y ago> For convenience. Yes. The convenience of someone else who is targeting you.
- recursive 13y agoThat's just a side effect. The motivating reason is your own convenience.
- andrewmunsell 13y agoAssuming you don't have an address tied to your account, the risk can be mitigated somewhat. If you KeyMe account is hacked or phone is lost, it's similar to losing the physical key itself-- the thief doesn't really know what the key goes to. But, if the KeyMe user database is hacked along with personal information (billing address), then it becomes an issue. Also, if you lose your phone and have emergency contact information (or can lookup the address associated with the phone number), then the thief also knows where to go.
- carlmcqueen 13y agoHopefully everyone has a locked phone, but if they have a stolen phone and have gotten past the lock it is not hard to figure out someones home address on their phone by looking around apps and looking at the contacts.