2 Investigators: Smartphone App Makes Copy Of Keys

  • 28 November 2014
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Pam Zekman
 
(CBS) – There’s a new app that could make it easier for someone to break into your house. The only thing a crook needs is a camera phone and a credit card.
You used to have to go to a locksmith and get a duplicate key cut on a machine, but today you can get a duplicate key made using your smart phone.
A CBS 2 Investigators producer made copies of a house key using two different online companies: Key.Me and keysduplicated.com.
Both companies allow you to upload a picture of a key and then order copies.
 
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From a wax impression to a mere pic.  Criminals have come a LONG way.....   
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This is quite a worrying one as well. Every mans home is his castle supposedly, just keep your keys away from any smart phones.

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