The Open Organization Of Lockpickers
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The Open Organization Of Lockpickers or TOOOL is an organization of individuals who partake in the hobby of Locksport.
It has two main chapters based in The Netherlands and several smaller chapters located in the United States.
Legal concerns[edit]
In the Netherlands, the law allows possession of lockpicking tools as long as there is no intent on using them unlawfully. TOOOL members have to adhere to a code of conduct that includes, among other things, to remain professional in their activities and not to use the skills learned for anti-social activities.
Lock bumping[edit]
In 2005, the technique of lock bumping was brought to public attention when members of TOOOL first drafted a white paper describing the technique, then went on a Dutch national television show, Nova, to describe the technique to the general public. TOOOL has since cooperated with consumer groups in testing the resistance of various locks to the technique.
Conferences[edit]
TOOOL is responsible for hosting or co-hosting many of the lockpicking areas of popular hacker conferences around the world including Defcon and HOPE. The European branch of TOOOL also hosts its own conference formerly called the Dutch Open and now called LockCon [1].
Similar organisations[edit]
- Guide de Crochetage des serrures a Gouplilles (France)
- Lockpicking i zabezpieczenia (Poland)
- Locksport International (Canada)
- Schlösser picken als Schweizer Sport (Switzerland)
- Sportsfreunde der Sperrtechnik - Deutschland e.V. (Germany)
- The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers US (United States of America)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official Website of TOOOL
- The joys of picking locks, the secret world of bumping. The Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2006
- MIT Guide to Lockpicking By Theodore T Tool, MIT
- Impressioning championships 2009