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Is there a chance your key could work on another house? 

Mar 22, 2024
There’s a chance – albeit very small – you have the same key as someone else out there in the world.
No key is truly unique.
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From boring to Bond: home security gets a 007 upgrade

Jul 10, 2019
Some people shell out up to $200,000 on luxury panic room doors.
A panic room hidden inside a home.
Steve Humble

As easy as scanning a fingerprint

Feb 26, 2015
Back to the Future Part II promised biometrics. How close are we to having it?

A $129 smoke detector that talks

Oct 8, 2013
The Nest Protect costs four times as much as a normal smoke detector.

F.T.C. says webcam company has security flaws

Sep 5, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission has settled a claim with maker of webcams over security problems