Canada to Ban Flipper Zero Devices Over Car Thefts

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[–]Drewski 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

This is what happens when you get idiots who don't understand technology making laws. Are they going to ban computers too, and outlaw the security researcher profession? Canada has become an authoritarian dystopia run by luddites.

[–]Canbot 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Because car thieves definitely won't buy something that is illegal. That's how they got rid of all drugs in the country.

[–]Gravi 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Recently discovered this "tool" and I find it amazing.

Dumb people would rather destroy anything good rather than tell people to be more careful or companies to buff up their security flaws.

[–]KyleIsThisTall 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As someone who used to work QA for a Fortune 100 that developed hardware which monitored electrical systems for city infrastructure and also aviation equipment's electronics: be afraid.

[–]KyleIsThisTall 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So they don't realize people can just make kits with microcontrollers and the necessary peripheral components, then just seed a torrent from a magnet 🧲 link for the firmware/OS/bootstrap?