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High-security police handcuffs can be opened with keys fashioned by a 3D printer, potentially giving criminals an easy way out of incarceration.
Unlike the lock on your front door, handcuffs don’t use individually patterned keys, so their security relies on handcuff manufacturers limiting the commercial availability of keys. Now, a German security researcher, who goes only by the name “Ray” and previously advised the German police on handcuff technology, has found a high-tech loophole – print your own.
