Smart locks have a problem when the battery or circuit dies...
Also, the vast majority of them and whatever they lock are poorly designed and can be compromised with very simple tools (and in some cases faster than someone can enter the combination).
I view them as providing the illusion of security and reliability that is extremely way more than exists.
Residential locks in general only keep the honest people out. You've got windows, right? A wooden frame, a cylindrical lock? They can kick in your door or break a window. Most burglaries are not skilled attacks where they hack your wifi lock, or pick your front door lock.
Yes, I agree that smart locks have many problems. Batteries are inherently unreliable, because they eventually run out.
The software is essentially beta-tested on the end user as well.
It's not just the software. They use consumer grade electronic components... which typically die between 5 and 10 years (and may fail well before that).
We do know how to build electronics that lasts for many decades or even estimated lives of 100 years as are used on intercontinental cable amplifiers that are spaced every X00 miles on the ocean floor.
Yeah, consensus was 3-4 years of life for each unit. Depending on what technology, batteries need to be changed between every 6 months and every 2 years.
Everything has to be cheap for people to buy them, and cheap ain't usually good.
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Smart locks have a problem when the battery or circuit dies...
Also, the vast majority of them and whatever they lock are poorly designed and can be compromised with very simple tools (and in some cases faster than someone can enter the combination).
I view them as providing the illusion of security and reliability that is extremely way more than exists.
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Residential locks in general only keep the honest people out. You've got windows, right? A wooden frame, a cylindrical lock? They can kick in your door or break a window. Most burglaries are not skilled attacks where they hack your wifi lock, or pick your front door lock.
Yes, I agree that smart locks have many problems. Batteries are inherently unreliable, because they eventually run out.
The software is essentially beta-tested on the end user as well.
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It's not just the software. They use consumer grade electronic components... which typically die between 5 and 10 years (and may fail well before that).
We do know how to build electronics that lasts for many decades or even estimated lives of 100 years as are used on intercontinental cable amplifiers that are spaced every X00 miles on the ocean floor.
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Yeah, consensus was 3-4 years of life for each unit. Depending on what technology, batteries need to be changed between every 6 months and every 2 years.
Everything has to be cheap for people to buy them, and cheap ain't usually good.