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ABC Queensland Afternoons: hackable hotel door locks

Can hotel security be bypassed and anyone just let into your room? A new hack has been uncovered, and Pickr joins ABC to talk about it.

Whether you’re staying at a hotel for a holiday or a business trip, you want your room to be secure. But what if you learned anyone could bypass the security simply by taking your room card?

That’s exactly what could happen to one style of hotel room lock, as researchers have found out.

Pickr’s Leigh Stark joins ABC’s Kat Feeney to talk what’s happening, and what you can do to stay aware. Hear it at the ABC from 2.19.50 (or as close to 2 hrs 20 minutes as it gets) on the March 25th ABC Brisbane Afternoons show.

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