Smartphone App To Be Used As Hotel Room Keys

An anonymous reader writes Starwood Hotels and Resorts has became the first chain to let guests unlock doors with their phones at 10 Aloft, Element and W hotels. They hope to expand the program to 140 more properties in those brands by the middle of next year. From the article: "The technology's developer says that it uses its own encrypted secure channel to ensure thieves cannot abuse the innovation. But one expert had reservations. "Nothing is 100% secure, and once this technology is in widespread use it will make a very tasty target for hackers," said Prof Alan Woodward from the University of Surrey's department of computing.

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Honestly, this was possible 25 years ago

[Chocolate Teapot]

With my first mobile phone, I could beat down the door on a bank vault. Hotel doors wouldn't stand a chance.