Originally Posted by
FlyingHighlander
Thanks all. So is it not easy to get a master key for these locks if you're a criminal/corrupt baggage handler and steal from them and lock them again?
It probably is but your average thief is looking for an easy target (an unlocked bag)
If you can't get (or don't want to pay for) a TSA approved lock then some cable-ties are probably as effective a deterrent. (although then you have the chicken and egg situation of where to carry something to snip them open at your destination!!)