Picking the lock is extremely easy as well. A lock isn't going to stop anyone who really wants to get in anywhere. But it's enough of a deterrent to stop 99% of would-be burglars.

Kia is a really bad example because they fucked up bad. They and Hyundai are exceptions. How easy is it to steal a car from a company that isn't a complete joke? Could you steal a Toyota or Honda just as easily?

It's not usually the software on these locks that fail.. You can make secure radio equipment. What does code have to do with it?

Most locks aren't that secure anyway, and windows suck. I would only bother with this if I had a lot of money (and enemies) to secure everything around my house.

Locking down your stuff is more of an insurance thing, not a real security problem.

I think to sum security up: locks, or key fobs, are made to keep the honest people honest. You’re not stopping a determined person

Best thing to do is use an arduino/rasb pi code it yourself or hire me to write the shitty code. Shitty is the key word here. The more obscure and idiotic we can make the code and system the better chance we have. Make the deadbolt backwards so if the intruder tries to walk it with a knife they lock it further

Could be said about physical locks as well though.

Yup. No chance I'd hook up any of my access devices to a network, including my garage door. I use a simple electronic codepad just so I don't have to wrangle keys in the dark, and I can program separate codes for people I can delete at any time. Less convenient, but security > convenience.

To be fair, he usually shows that no lock is secure.

they could just smash one of my many windows

Note that smashing windows is a very shitty way to break into a house: it makes a lot of noise, very quickly raises suspicion of people passing by, getting into a house like that is harder, slower, you risk cutting yourself with random pieces of glass etc.

A person breaking into a house like that either knows precisely what they want and is prepared to act fast, or is an idiot who wants to go to jail

If I have a friend coming over, I'd like to be able to give them a time limited code to use. If I have a repairman coming over the same.

Physical keys work fine, but once I tasted the sweet freedom of giving a friend one of my backup codes so they could drop something off while I was across town was amazing.