{
  "id": 484110,
  "title": "Why anti-theft backpacks hide their zippers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/why-anti-theft-backpacks-hide-their-zippers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/best-buys/why-anti-theft-backpacks-hide-their-zippers-1.500617350"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A backpack cannot make your belongings impossible to steal. What good design can do is remove easy opportunities. That simple idea explains why many anti-theft bags look surprisingly plain. Instead of adding bulky hardware, designers often move the main zipper so it sits against your back, where it is difficult to reach while you are wearing the bag. Add a few carefully chosen features, such as…",
  "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."
}