My teen daughters and their friends fancy themselves to be hackers. They think it’s fun to try and hack each others locker combination at school or their Facebook accounts. So far, it has been just harmless fun just to prove that they can do it; but you can see how something like this can quickly turn bad or go too far. We’ve heard on the news how kids can be mean to each other and sometimes it leads to deadly consequences.
I have two daughters in high school and one just entering middle school. I already know, even before receiving the official supply list, that new locks will be on the list. For kids who can remember what you promised to buy them eons ago, they sure easily forget their lock combination over a summer and thus need a new lock almost every year.
The new Set-Your-Own Combination introduced by Master Lock is designed with students in mind. The two styles available are:
1500iD Speed Dial™ Set-Your-Own Combination Lock has a mouse like feature that opens on directional movements up, down, left and right. I can just see the girls and their friends trying to crack this one!
1590D Set-Your-Own Combination Lock is the more traditional rotary style combination lock. On this one you can set a combination using letters and/or numbers.
The 1500iD Speed Dial Set-Your-Own Combination Lock is available at Staples stores in the United States and Canada for a suggested retail price of $6.99 USD and $7.98 CAD. The 1590D Set-Your-Own Combination Lock is available at The Home Depot stores in the U.S. for a suggested retail price of $5.99 USD.
Facebook Application and Sweepstakes
Master Lock is also offering a solution for locking up secrets online with the introduction of the “Master Lock Secret Vault” Facebook application, featuring the new 1500iD Speed Dial Set-Your-Own Combination Lock. For Facebook users who have a juicy tidbit or fun photo they want to share with a select group of friends but not broadcast to their entire friends list, they can now install the application at www.facebook.masterlock.com and lock up their secrets in their own Secret Vault by creating a custom combination to share with only the friends they desire.
In addition, now through October 15, “Master Lock Secret Vault” users have a chance to win a $5,000 cash prize to help them secure their future in the “Master Lock $5,000 Secure Your Future Sweepstakes.” Whether users aspire to attend college, embark on a new business venture or simply pay their rent, Master Lock will help one lucky winner accomplish his or her future goals. To enter, entrants must meet the eligibility requirements.(1)
“Master Lock has been at the forefront of lock technology since introducing the first combination lock more than 50 years ago, so it is only fitting that we’re utilizing the latest online technology in a fun and unexpected way to keep users’ secrets safe and secure,” said Smith. “Whether it’s valuables, secrets or your future you want to protect, Master Lock is the leader in security solutions.”
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