[adamtj]

Of course, but the point of the article is that blanks for high security locks used to be much harder to come by. Now, software and 3-D printers make it easier to defeat the feature that makes them "high security". The implication is that pretty much anybody can do it now.

I remember reading several years ago about how one can take a picture of a key from far away and use that image to replicate the key. Back then, replicating keys from a picture was not something just anybody could do, so it wasn't a threat worth fretting about. Presumably 3-D printing will make that easier too. One can even imagine an app: point your phone, press a button, and get a key in the mail a few days later. I expect we'll see that article soon.

[emhart]

That app/service has existed for years, first Shloosl (now keysduplicated), then KeyMe and I believe the proprietors frequent HN, so I expect you may see them pop up to offer an informed opinion on this article.

https://keysduplicated.com/ https://www.key.me/