Master Lock Co. touts exterior lock boxes as superior to potted plants and doormats for hiding keys or garage door openers, but an undisclosed flaw makes them easy for unauthorized people to access, a new proposed class action alleges.
The products are metal boxes with 12 buttons on the front, resembling a telephone keypad containing the numerals 0-9 as well as the asterisk and number symbols. They’re opened by inputting a user-selected combination and then
depressing a rectangular “open” switch above the keypad, the suit says.
Two of Master Lock’s most popular lock boxes “likely do more harm than good” ...
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