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3D-printable files of TSA master baggage keys are out for download
If you never trusted your luggage lock much to begin with, then you're going to warily look at it in suspicion from now on. Some security enthusiasts took that photo of TSA's master baggage keys that The Washington Post published and turned them into 3D-printable CAD files -- in fact, they've recently uploaded them on GitHub, making them freely available to everyone. The person who released the files told Wired that while he tried to be as accurate as he could, he didn't… (www.engadget.com) Altro...
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Great work, Washington Post! (stupid) :-P
Hardly a big deal. Those locks wouldn't keep a curious 13-year-old out, let alone an experienced theif. I use a TSA lock to simply keep the zippers together and then back it up with a zip tie. The zip tie isn't any stronger, but if it's missing at least I know TSA has been rummaging through my bag.
Locks with the small number of master keys? Anyone who isn't TSA could always have just bought some locks and busted them open to get the pattern. All this did was make life a little easier.
It is not the lock per say, but the principal...
Yeah I suppose that's true. But the reality is bad people exploit technology and it takes technology years to catch up. Once up one a time you could scan paper money into your computer and print off very detailed counterfeits (I was one of those curious 13-year-olds). Try to do that today and you'll get a message that says something to the effect of, "looks like you're trying to scan money and that's a no-no". Keys are only the tip of the iceberg. It's only a matter of time until people start 3D printing a lot worse things, like all the individual parts of a gun for example, and a lot of bad people end up with things they shouldn't have. It's the principle, yes. But the x-factor is the human element which is uncontrollable.
The TSA-approved locks already have an indicator that shows when the luggage has been searched.
I think the bigger issue is that dishonest baggage handlers can now easily go through your luggage without having to let the entire bag disappear. That is going to attract far less attention and make it less likely that they will be caught.
Given the huge number of thefts within the baggage handling system, that's a really bad development.
I think the bigger issue is that dishonest baggage handlers can now easily go through your luggage without having to let the entire bag disappear. That is going to attract far less attention and make it less likely that they will be caught.
Given the huge number of thefts within the baggage handling system, that's a really bad development.
