The Open Organization Of Lockpickers

The Open Organization Of Lockpickers (also known as TOOOL) is a unique group of people based in The Netherlands who partake in the hobby of picking locks.

Legal concerns

There are always questions being raised about the ethics of such an organisation but there is a code of conduct that TOOOL members have to adhere to that includes among other things to remain professional in their activities and not to use the skills learned for anti-social activities.

The law allows possession of lockpicking tools in The Netherlands as long as there is no intent on using them unlawfully.

Lock bumping

In 2005, the technique of lock bumping was brought to public attention when members of TOOOL first drafted a white paper describing the technique, [http://www.toool.nl/bumping.pdf White paper] (pdf) on lock bumping by TOOOL. Retrieved February 12, 2007.] then went on a Dutch national television show, Nova, to describe the technique to the general public. [http://www.toool.nl/bumpkey-alert.wmv Video] (wmv) of the Nova broadcast (with English subtitles). Retrieved February 12, 2007.] TOOOL has since cooperated with consumer groups in testing the resistance of various locks to the technique. [http://www.toool.nl/consumer-reports-nl.pdf Dutch Consumentenbond report] (pdf) on bumping locks (translated to English). Retrieved February 12, 2007.]

References

imilar Organisations

* [http://www.lockpickingspain.com Grupo de gente aficionada al lockpicking en españa] (Spain)
* [http://www.lockpickingfrance.org Guide de Crochetage des serrules a Gouplilles] (France)
* [http://www.lockpicking.pl Lockpicking i zabezpieczenia] (Poland)
* [http://www.locksport.com Locksport International] (Canada)
* [http://www.lockpicking.ch Schlösser picken als Schweizer Sport] (Switzerland)
* [http://www.ssdev.org Sportsfreunde der Sperrtechnik - Deutschland e.V.] (Germany)
* [http://www.toool.us The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers US] (United States of America)

ee also

*Hacking
*Lock picking
*Lock bumping
*Lock (device)

External links

* [http://www.toool.nl Official Website of TOOOL]
* [http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/nov/06/joys_picking_locks_secret_world_bumping/ "The joys of picking locks, the secret world of bumping." The Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2006]
* [http://people.csail.mit.edu/custo/MITLockGuide.pdf MIT Guide to Lockpicking] By Theodore T Tool, MIT