Comments on: A Computer Program that Can Duplicate Keys from Photographs

By: renderanything

renderanything — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:21:21 +0000

What with bump keys and this, looks like someone will have to develop a new, cheap security technology. As is, looks like I now have something new to be paranoid about.

By: linty

linty — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:59:36 +0000

As a locksmith I used to make keys from photocopies or pictures fairly often. The spacing between cuts is a given, and there are only a handful of different possible cut depths (between 3 and 6 for cars and between 7 and 9 for houses).
The fact of the matter is that if you are buying a cheap lock and expecting it to protect you adequately, you're wrong.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:58:55 +0000

Kind of pointless when a simple bump key can do the job in less than a second then having to go out take a picture, make the key then go though the door.

By: Michael N

Michael N — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:38:17 +0000

This could get scary. It's becomming way to easy to be able to steal stuff now.

Just think about it. All a thief would have to do is take a photo of someones keys while they are not looking and they have instant access to that persons house or car...scary.

By: Pudifoot

Pudifoot — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:53:36 +0000

This doesn't seem like it would be too hard. I would think anyone that took a computer science course in computer graphics should be able to do this. I am surprised it took them this long

By: JivesTheButler

JivesTheButler — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:34:22 +0000

Something tells me the days of the highly skilled lock pick with his fine metal tools and steady hand is gone. Behold the new era of breaking and entering.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:51:46 +0000

Great.