Re: [GZG] [ot] need help of UK natives

I'm not surprised you were peeved. Sadly, I notice that Kryptonite's  
web-site (http://www.kryptonitelock.com/OurStory/History.aspx)	
*still* makes the claim that:

"During the fall of 2004, it was discovered that the industry- 
standard tubular cylinder, used in most brands of portable security  
products, could be compromised, at times, with a household item."

when the vulnerability was in fact first made public in a UK cycling  
magazine in 1992, and presumably "discovered" well before that.  
Kryptonite's management has always maintained that *their company*  
did not *become aware* of the problem until 2004, but that's not  
quite the same thing.

Corporate spin leaves a nasty taste in my mouth, but all one can do  
is refrain from buying their stuff.

Best regards, Robert Bryett

On 15/01/2009, at 12:54 , Mike Stanczyk wrote:

> I was one of the people who didn't find out about the vulnerability  
> until the 2004.  I was so peeved I could have chewed through a  
> Kryptonite lock.

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