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Subscribe to RSSWhen you lock your hotel door, you assume both you and your belongings are safe, but thieves have developed a simple device that can unlock hotel doors in potentially millions of rooms. NBC's Jeff Rossen investigates.
When you lock your hotel door, you assume you're safe and your stuff is safe. Don't be so sure: Thieves have invented a small, simple device that can unlock hotel doors at some of the most popular chains. Some hotels have known about this security problem for months -- so why hasn't it been fixed? Watch Today investigative reporter Jeff Rossen's report or click here to read the story.
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Yeah, right. A hotel has locks that have a security hole the size of an open barn door and still doesn't fix them. Seems like a due dilligence issue and maybe tens of thousands of lawsuits for the damages will get their attention.