Cloudless ☼@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoAre smart door locks more or less secure than traditional door locks?feddit.ukimagemessage-square204fedilinkarrow-up1256arrow-down111
arrow-up1245arrow-down1imageAre smart door locks more or less secure than traditional door locks?feddit.ukCloudless ☼@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square204fedilink
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up100arrow-down2·10 months agoAnd most dumb locks can also be picked in under 5 minutes. The difference is a smart lock can alert me when someone who isn’t me opens the door or leaves it open. Of course, most burglars are just going to break a window to get in.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·10 months agoThere should be a separation between fully mechanical locks with electronic monitoring (ideal) and a mechanical lock with vital electronic components.
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoYou can get a lot of locks which allows you to connect external mechanisms which can do just that. Don’t know anything ready out of the box, though
minus-squarebigdog_00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoSwitchBot makes a retrofit deadbolt controller that straps onto the inside
And most dumb locks can also be picked in under 5 minutes. The difference is a smart lock can alert me when someone who isn’t me opens the door or leaves it open. Of course, most burglars are just going to break a window to get in.
There should be a separation between fully mechanical locks with electronic monitoring (ideal) and a mechanical lock with vital electronic components.
You can get a lot of locks which allows you to connect external mechanisms which can do just that. Don’t know anything ready out of the box, though
SwitchBot makes a retrofit deadbolt controller that straps onto the inside