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Three-hour outage renders Nest-equipped smart homes very dumb

JimboSmith Silver badge

Re: Did I read that right...

Unlock doors from an app? I wonder how the insurance stands with a lost / stolen unlocked phone where the owners details are visible. Seems a theft waiting to happen.

I had to comply with some nice requirements for my house to meet the insurance policy terms. When I spoke to them to renew it last year I had to answer a few questions to confirm my lifestyle hadn't changed such as the property wasn't empty for more than 60 days a year. At a previous property and a different insurer the best question was whether: There was anything on my keyring that identified the property or myself. Oh and yes my door locks do conform to BS3621 I should know as I changed them myself when I moved in. That advert annoys me because it's not very difficult to check. You just look at the lock and if there's a kite mark then it conforms. That wouldn't sell insurance policies though.

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