{
  "id": 291185,
  "title": "Face Unlock vs Keypad: Does a Smart Lock Need Your Face?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/face-unlock-vs-keypad-does-a-smart-lock-need-your-face",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-08T00:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Gadgeteer",
    "slug": "the-gadgeteer",
    "url": "https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/08/07/face-unlock-vs-keypad-smart-lock/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A smart lock that recognizes your face sounds like a party trick until your hands are full of groceries, a sleeping child, or a muddy garden hose. I don’t need my front door to feel futuristic. I need it to open for the right person, keep working when the phone stays inside, and give guests […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}