While the app may be convenient for some, it also presents a new risk for those who use valet parking or otherwise let their keys out of sight for more than a few seconds, as shown by Wired Writer Andy Greenberg, who secretly copied his neighbor’s apartment key and wrote about it.
What new iPhone app highlights the security flaw of physical keys?
Answer: KeyMe
KeyMe allows users to photograph a house key and then reproduce the key at a kiosk (there are five in New York City) or receive a copy by mail.
While the app may be convenient for some, it also presents a new risk for those who use valet parking or otherwise let their keys out of sight for more than a few seconds, as shown by Wired Writer Andy Greenberg, who secretly copied his neighbor’s apartment key and wrote about it.
While the app may be convenient for some, it also presents a new risk for those who use valet parking or otherwise let their keys out of sight for more than a few seconds, as shown by Wired Writer Andy Greenberg, who secretly copied his neighbor’s apartment key and wrote about it.
