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Notebook Lock Picked with Toilet Paper Roll

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Remember those expensive bicycle locks that could be easily picked by anyone with a ten-cent pen? This time the victim is notebook computer locks. The guy in the video below uses a piece of a toilet paper roll to easily and nonchalantly open the lock whilst sitting in the middle of a cafe.


Source: Ideal Gadget

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  • Andrew
    2005-05-23 1433

    My Fortune 500 company issues those locks to everyone assigned a notebook, myself included. Great to see they are so easily defeated.

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