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Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts::The Canadian government plans to ban the Flipper Zero and similar devices after tagging them as tools thieves can use to steal cars.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, let's entirely outlaw pentesting while we're at it. What could possibly go wrong? 🙈

[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Lets outlaw devices that could be used for pentesting while we're at it. PCs, laptops, phones, etc.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget paperclips, string, and aerosol cans. Hell, we should probably just ban wire altogether.

[–] Socsa 2 points 9 months ago

Lock picks are still legal in Canada

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Brains. Technically that is the most useful device when pentesting. Along with curiosity. Altho on the former, I believe we, as a society, have actually started to...

[–] Socsa 3 points 9 months ago

SDR manufacturers with billion dollar government contracts: