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10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea. (arstechnica.com)
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It’s still legal to pick locks, even when you swing your legs.

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[–] 70 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ok, that was a great read lol.

I sought out the videos, the original (now reinstated after abusive copyright strike): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjzlmKz_MM8

Follow-up with no pre-prep after being called a liar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQp5JcQwLA

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    That's not nearly as easy as I thought just from reading the article, since you have to cut the can in a specific way. But like a company hiring a hacker to improve their digital security, they should have used his videos to improve their lock design.

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