Politicians being stupid and thick, as usual.
This can be replicated with off-the-shelf components and readily available software. The real issue is the low security of cars.
Comment on Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 7 months ago
How hard would it be to make a similar device?
krigo666@lemmy.world 7 months ago
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 7 months ago
Also, a similar device with better capabilities is about to hit the market.
What’s it called?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Dave
agent_flounder@lemmy.world 7 months ago
How specific is the law? I can imagine these idiots either…
- Very specifically banning flipper so now people make a functionally identical device called the reppilf that is totally legal
- Banning any computing device capable of transmitting radio, thus outlawing all cellphones, laptops, desktops, iot, etc.
golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
This is how every licensed gun owner in Canada has felt for years. You can go read how they word those laws to get a good idea of how they would go about wording this one. It’s not great.
rtxn@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A single-board computer, radio modules, and the appropriate software. Trivial for someone with the technical knowledge. The only thing that made the flipper unique is that it comes pre-packaged.
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 7 months ago
The uniformity is also nice. Lots of tutorials targetting it
skozzii@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Any determined thief will just build their own, or one guy will do it and swell to all the thieves, this is the wrong solution.