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I have since put in special security locks from a company called Bi-Lock. They work great, I tested them and have been unable to bump or pick them in any way.]]>Aug 23rd 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
are keyless any better?

Scaring your readers without really giving a better option amounts only to sensationalism.... ]]>Aug 23rd 2007 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
If I remember correctly the bumping story broke about a year ago - which was a few months after I bought the locks. Not sure if I can find the warranty info that came with the locks but it seems to me that Medeco has basically been selling a defective product and so I should be entitled to a refund/replacement.

This whole story is really annoying to me. I'm not blaming the people who found the fault in the locks (that would be stupid) - I'm blaming Medeco!]]>Aug 23rd 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
When people have windows next to the lock I use to tell buyer to get deadbolt with a double key for the door(don't know the real term). So, when you want to lock your door, you need your key to lock it.

This prevent people like you to just break the window :P]]>Aug 23rd 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 24th 2007 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Ed
web/gadget guru]]>Aug 23rd 2007 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 24th 2007 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
What was bumping again... oh yes! I made a key like this and you bump with the hammer. It never unlock anything...

Jerome]]>Aug 23rd 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
The simplest of monitored alarm systems will defeat absolutely any intruder coming in through your front door.

Hell, a *sign* will do the trick most of the time.

]]>Aug 23rd 2007 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/There is really no true safe-guard for protecting your house or car. All you can try to do is deter people as much as possible from breaking into your house/car.]]>Aug 23rd 2007 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/"The simplest of monitored alarm systems will defeat absolutely any intruder coming in through your front door."

BS! In what way does a passive electronic device 'defeat' an intruder?...let alone protect my family, myself, or our possessions?

Methinks you watch too many TV advertisements.

I characterize a person that is willing to hack his way through a locked door as 'determined'. A buzzer is unlikely to discourage such an attack.
At best, if a random attack, they may choose another target, but I'm not willing to risk my safety on the ability of a criminal to make a rational choice. Are you?]]>Aug 23rd 2007 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/As a sign on a fence depicting a sillouette of a doberman..."I can reach the fence in 3 seconds, can you?" I for one would not want to test that time trial!
Ed
web/gadget guru]]>Aug 23rd 2007 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
You need to layer your security - alarms, good locks, decent lighting at night, etc. No lock or alarm will keep a really determined thief out, but the idea is to make someone else's house more of an appealing target than your own.]]>Aug 24th 2007 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
Had this been an article on such research, then I would have agreed with your criticism.

All that aside, I love posts like this... much better than the standard 'heads-up, there's a new camera' fare. :)]]>Aug 23rd 2007 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
I think that when someone reveals something like this, there should be a "twilight period" during which the "secret" isn't revealed so that Medeco can fix the problem, but after that period, it should be disclosed. You can't fight a security flaw with ignorance...]]>Aug 23rd 2007 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
"Appliance: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job." Princeton WordNet

You know, I'm thinking that these locks (given the mechanisms described) are cleverer than your average technology. Gadget does not necessarily mean electronic, and everything that is technologically advanced doesn't necessarily come with a microchip. Way to narrow the horizon.

Matt]]>Aug 23rd 2007 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
Having a good lock on the door makes it harder for insurance companies to disclaim losses. The real question is: will this discovery make the use of Medeco locks less trusted by insurers?

]]>Aug 23rd 2007 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 23rd 2007 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.bayarealocks.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=10&products_id=28]]>Aug 23rd 2007 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
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attention if u wnat to stop all breaks ins like this there i s a simple and cheap soution
takke out all your doors and windows and use some old fasion brick and motor lmao]]>Aug 23rd 2007 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 24th 2007 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 24th 2007 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/
This isn't an issue for medeco. This is an issue for the lock industry, period. It's gone untouched, for the most part. I think that's mainly because a lot of people who do lock bumping and such only do it for the hell of it, not to steal. A vid I saw actually had a bit of a club going; they'd gather just to pick locks. I think it's on yikers or something of that sort, I don't have the link on hand.

Anyway, I'd opt for those round headed keys, or something a little more unorthodox (as opposed to expensive) but those things are usually not easy to copy (if you lose them).

Double deadbolts are illegal in NYC, as they're a blatant fire hazard. Hey, my house is on fire, I can leave through my door, but wait, where's my key?? In the fire? Darn.]]>Aug 24th 2007 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/Aug 26th 2007 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/23/the-lockdown-deadbolt-walking/http://antibumplocks.com]]>Sep 12th 2007 8:12PM