Comment on Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts

• baggins@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Banning flipper is exactly that- doing nothing- because you can’t actually use one to steal a car.

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• tias@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The thing we should do is hold car manufacturers accountable for neglecting security in cars.

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  • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Remember, the “s” in IoT stands for security.

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    • ruepfe@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      nice one

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• scytale@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Flipper Zero can’t be used to hijack any car, specifically the ones produced after the 1990s, since their security systems have rolling codes

  So actually doing nothing.

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• helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  God I love these shit analogies.

  Here’s the thing: banning murder hurts absolutely no one and accomplishes a lot.

  Banning Flipper Zero, however they decide to do it, hurts hobbyists and helps no one.

  See how your analogy is the opposite of reality?

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  • MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If you truly want to solve something then you have to make some draconian-like laws and enforce it with rigorous effort. Sometimes the harshest measures are the safest measures.

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    • CurbsTickle@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Now tell everyone how banning a device which can’t be used for car thefts, will somehow help with car thefts.

      I think we’d all like to know.

      Or, you know, it’s incredibly stupid to ban. But what do I know? Other than that you can’t use a flipper to steal a car of course.

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    • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ok PolPot

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      • MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ah, thank you!🥰

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• agent_flounder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “If you want to stop murders just ban kitchen knives.” --canadian politicians

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    5 years later:

    “If you want to stop murders just ban scissors.” --canadian politicians

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• deafboy@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Let’s establish an international anti-murder day. It won’t save anyone, but at least we did SOMETHING!

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• Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We can’t stop murderers, so let’s band all guns, knives, baseball bats and tire irons.

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  • MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I do agree with the gun part, the rest are up to serious debate.

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    • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They were being sarcastic.

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      • MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I know.

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