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Iconoclast feddit.uk Iconoclast@feddit.uk
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deepfryerdan sh.itjust.works _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-03-10
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that's kinda funny actually

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eurodyne piefed.world eurodyne@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-07-25
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Oh, fuck that. The first thing I do is pull every single key off of all of those rings, put them all back on one ring and then tag them appropriately.

I fucking hate shit like that

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KittyCat lemmy.world KittyCat@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
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Don't post pictures of keys online, too easy to make a copy

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Pipea lemmy.world Pipea@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-10-21
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People still use those Abloy locks?

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YiddishMcSquidish lemmy.today YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-03-10
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People still use those Abloy locks?

My mom has one from the late eighties on her front door in salty south Florida. Also they have a very nice security through obscurity feature in that disc detainer picks are still fairly rare.

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FrostyPolicy suppo.fi FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi
Joined: 2023-06-21
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Don't post pictures of keys online, too easy to make a copy

It even tells where he is and what's his profession. 🇫🇮

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A_norny_mousse piefed.zip A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
Joined: 2026-02-04
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People still use those Abloy locks?

In Finland? yeah. When I lived in the city I had a safer one, but here in the boons it's exactly the model above. For the front door.

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Iconoclast feddit.uk Iconoclast@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-02-05
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People still use those Abloy locks?

Why not? It's only "bad" compared to newer Abloys.

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lepinkainen lemmy.world lepinkainen@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-26
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My mom has one from the late eighties on her front door in salty south Florida. Also they have a very nice security through obscurity feature in that disc detainer picks are still fairly rare.

Not just obscurity. It needs a fiddly custom tool that’s super easy to break and needs a ton of skill to use.

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subversive_dev lemmy.ml Transform2942@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-05-07
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More like key tumor amirite

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Mark with a Z suppo.fi markz@suppo.fi
Joined: 2025-07-04
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People still use those Abloy locks?

Is there a reason switch?

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Mark with a Z suppo.fi markz@suppo.fi
Joined: 2025-07-04
#13 · (edited) Quote Reply

It even tells where he is and what's his profession. 🇫🇮

And the company. Time to look up buildings managed by [company]. [city] isn't that huge of a place.

Nothing's probably going to happen, but this one in particular is uncomfortably revealing.

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Evil_Incarnate sopuli.xyz Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-06-04
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Are they all for the same building?

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Postmortal_Pop lemmy.world Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-30
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There's more leather on that key ring than there is in most bdsm clubs...

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Zugyuk lemmy.world Zugyuk@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-18
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My wife does this with her key ring, using small plushies. It's larger than her smaller purses now, and she's aiming to add more.

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athatet lemmy.zip athatet@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-12
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Don't post pictures of keys online, too easy to make a copy

While true generally, you go ahead and lemme know which one of those keys you’re gonna copy and what it’s gonna open.

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woelkchen lemmy.world woelkchen@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Don't post pictures of keys online, too easy to make a copy

Don’t post pictures of keys online, too easy to make a copy

Or your fingerprints...

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Pipea lemmy.world Pipea@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-10-21
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Why not? It's only "bad" compared to newer Abloys.

My parents still have one that's probably older than I am. I figured it's just some gimmick lock from back in the day that was marketed as "high security" because of the wierd looking key. They have a thing about this, y'know how some people have to have some kinda edge on the "rest of the plebs", can't just be normal and buy a normal lock, no they gotta buy.... this thing.

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Mouselemming sh.itjust.works Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-12
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Looks like arranging them into an actual chain ⛓️ might make more sense. At least they wouldn't block each other.

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-02-17
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Don’t post pictures of keys online, too easy to make a copy Or your fingerprints...

or lack thereof

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BeelzebubEiNukuKoskaan piefed.social BeelzebubEiNukuKoskaan@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-09-04
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My parents still have one that's probably older than I am. I figured it's just some gimmick lock from back in the day that was marketed as "high security" because of the wierd looking key. They have a thing about this, y'know how some people have to have some kinda edge on the "rest of the plebs", can't just be normal and buy a normal lock, no they gotta buy.... this thing.

No lock is "high security", but Abloy are better than most.

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BeardededSquidward lemmy.blahaj.zone BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-12-04
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Had a prior job that handed me dozens of keys to access the different buildings. It was a security measure in case one key gets lost it limits what the "students" can gain access to. The entire campus was essentially one open air prison that had a history of local trouble makers thrown into first before throwing them in jail. It was not a good place to work and honestly I would find it humiliating to have been there voluntarily with how they treated people.

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realitista lemmus.org realitista@lemmus.org
Joined: 2025-07-19
#24 · (edited) Quote Reply

Dude one of those really big rings to put all the little rings on probably doesn't cost more than $2. I'd make the investment just to not have to look at that.

Edit: I looked it up and it's probably a loose leaf binder ring that I'm thinking of as the classic jumbo janitor keyring from the movies. But look at this beaut. It's the best of both worlds.. Put that baby on one of these and you're the talk of janitor town.

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Sundray lemmus.org sundray@lemmus.org
Joined: 2023-12-19
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𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘 infosec.pub 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-06-04
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There's more leather on that key ring than there is in most bdsm clubs...

Most... but not all

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-12-04
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When someone asks if you're a god, you say yes!

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
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Don’t post pictures of keys online, too easy to make a copy Or your fingerprints...

Nah those are fine what are really personally identifiable are rectal folds

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PetteriPano lemmy.world PetteriPano@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-04
#29 · Quote Reply

Is there a reason switch?

The new model has a cartel agreement not to copy them freely.

With these you never know how many keys are in rotation after a couple of tenants.

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PetteriPano lemmy.world PetteriPano@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-04
#30 · (edited) Quote Reply

While true generally, you go ahead and lemme know which one of those keys you’re gonna copy and what it’s gonna open.

One of those tags literally have an address and apartment number on them. And its key is in clear view.

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filcuk feddit.uk filcuk@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-06-23
#31 · Quote Reply

Nah those are fine what are really personally identifiable are rectal folds

Makes it awkward unlocking the phone at work, but at least it's secure

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Cethin lemmy.zip Cethin@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-07-01
#32 · Quote Reply

My wife does this with her key ring, using small plushies. It's larger than her smaller purses now, and she's aiming to add more.

I'm pretty sure she's just trying to have an excuse to carry around plushies, and that's fine!

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baguettefish discuss.tchncs.de baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-07-06
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Oh, fuck that. The first thing I do is pull every single key off of all of those rings, put them all back on one ring and then tag them appropriately. I fucking hate shit like that

if this is apartment management they need to be given out individually

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kbobabob lemmy.dbzer0.com kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-15
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One of those tags literally have an address and apartment number on them. And its key is in clear view.

Is that what it says because I can't make out shit.

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PetteriPano lemmy.world PetteriPano@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-04
#35 · (edited) Quote Reply

Is that what it says because I can't make out shit.

Yup. Askolinintie 7B6. And that's in Orimattila, as the other tags say.

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Jerb322 lemmy.world Jerb322@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#36 · Quote Reply

Get abig ring to put them all on, one to rule them all.......

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supermurs lemmy.world supermurs@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-23
#37 · (edited) Quote Reply

People still use those Abloy locks?

My parents still have an over 40 years old Abloy lock.

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yermaw sh.itjust.works yermaw@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-07-10
#38 · Quote Reply

Double it and give it to the next guy

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athatet lemmy.zip athatet@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-12
#39 · Quote Reply

Yup. Askolinintie 7B6. And that's in Orimattila, as the other tags say.

Alright. And the key opens what? Make a copy of it and go open something.

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Psythik lemmy.world Psythik@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-21
#40 · (edited) Quote Reply

Oh, fuck that. The first thing I do is pull every single key off of all of those rings, put them all back on one ring and then tag them appropriately. I fucking hate shit like that

The ADHD in me does disorganized shit like this all the time, and it drives the Autism in me crazy.

I could rock a keychain like this for years, then suddenly I notice one day, it repulses me, and I have to drop every task to organize my keys right now before I can carry on with my life. Every day I live in a hell of my own creation.

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eurodyne piefed.world eurodyne@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-07-25
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The ADHD in me does disorganized shit like this all the time, and it drives the Autism in me crazy. I could rock a keychain like this for years, then suddenly I notice one day, it repulses me, and I have to drop every task to organize my keys right now before I can carry on with my life. Every day I live in a hell of my own creation.

Holy shit, maybe I’m autistic

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PetteriPano lemmy.world PetteriPano@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-04
#42 · (edited) Quote Reply

Alright. And the key opens what? Make a copy of it and go open something.

Well, the other tags suggest OP works for a house/apartment management company. Looks like this one is a row house.

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Axolotl feddit.it Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it
Joined: 2025-10-10
#43 · Quote Reply

Just want to say that censoring like this is useless as it's very easy to bypass

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Iconoclast feddit.uk Iconoclast@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-02-05
#44 · Quote Reply

Just want to say that censoring like this is useless as it's very easy to bypass

How is it easy to bypass?

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