no, Bitwarden isn’t “based off” anything

an identity verification system that’s tied to Ukraine’s national government databases and uses taxpayer IDs, national ID numbers, and official digital signatures

actual data in the article:

1. direct crime statistics: 80% drop in burglaries, 66% drop in property crime overall, FBI data showing 2023-2024 had the sharpest single-year decline on record

2. academic citation: a 2021 paper that “directly links the startling drop in burglary to security improvements”

3. specific numbers: Chicago went from 50,000 burglaries to much lower levels

not to be rude, but this in no way encapsulates the main points in the article.

actual reasons given are:

• better physical security (locks, lighting, alarms, controlled building entry)
• surveillance technology (doorbell cameras, building cameras, smartphones)
• less profitable theft (cheaper electronics, tracking devices, decline of cash)
• higher perceived risk of getting caught

“The bottom line is that we changed our environment in a way that made burglary and robbery harder to pull off, less profitable, and more likely to fail.“