"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
When Convenience Trumps Security: Why "Smart Locks" in the CNET Smart Home Make Me Uncomfortable
"Roughly 20 minutes later, as I started packing up to go home, all of the lights in the house shut off -- the good night command had finally gone through. Thinking IFTTT was finally working, I gave the command to unlock the door one more time. Still, nothing happened. I continued to pack up, reassuring myself that I could try again tomorrow, when I had a frightening thought: what if the unlock command was going through the same delay, and would work 15 to 30 minutes later? I was about to leave the CNET Smart Home, and I was the last one out. What I didn't want was for the door to automatically unlock 20 minutes after I'd locked up and driven away."
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