[abiloe]

Oh this again. The idiots at the WireCutter already covered this and they think it's just fine.

Mass market smart locks are a dumpster fire and they have the full support of the mass media. The #1 Wirecutter smart lock pick has this exact same flaw - a shitty cylinder that is prone to trivial bumping and that could easily be improved - the cheapest big box deadbolts have better cylinders. Someone had commented on that article (since removed) about this flaw - and the moron behind the Wirecutter smart section has just gone on and on about how this isn't a real problem, bla, bla - even had the audacity to post of a video of I'm guessing him demonstrating a poor raking attempt on one of these crappy locks to "prove" how "easy" locks are to pick - yes you dumbass, if you only use shitty locks with no protection.

He followed up with the gem that "the point of the lock picking lawyer is to show that any lock can be picked" - Again, no, idiot - the LPL does a tremendous amount of education to expose trivial weaknesses in particular products that can and should be addressed - he often points out when products provide a reasonable level of security for the price. The Level lock and the Ultraloq (the NYT top pick), do not. Fuck Wirecutter and the New York Times, enjoy your referral money you dishonest pricks. (U-Tecs customer service is also shit tier, something they even admit in their own review)

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/picking-smart-deadbo... The premise of this article seems to be - there are some high priced smart locks (that we promote) that are easy to bump open, therefore all locks are easy to bump, and you shouldn't factor pick resistance into buying decision at all. And also: raking and bumping is in the same class of difficulty as pin picking (this difference has been explained to them - this is not for lack of information).

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-smart-lo...

Actually is that the Level lock they demonstrate on back in October? Notice that isn't a Schlage - I'd like to see him try that.

Another thing they keep bringing up this ANSI Grade 1 nonsense - I have looked - I cannot find any evidence of 3rd party certification for their top pick. It's all bullshit.

https://buildershardware.com/Certification-Program/Certified...

[starky]

You have to keep in mind that any of these "review" websites are in it to maximize their revenue with referrals. They will spout whatever it takes to get you to click on the links that get them the largest kickbacks. They certainly aren't going to come out and say, "All smart locks are terrible, don't buy one."

[astrange]

Wirecutter definitely has written articles saying they don't recommend anything in a category in the past. That's the reason people trust them!