Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts
Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts
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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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Oh shit, I wanted to steal a car but now because of this ban it will be illegal, how bad.
149 6 ReplyYeah, since we can’t stop murderers, we should do nothing about it.
11 69 ReplyBanning flipper is exactly that- doing nothing- because you can't actually use one to steal a car.
47 1 ReplyThe thing we should do is to hold car manufacturers accountable for neglecting security in cars.
33 1 ReplyRemember, the “s” in IoT stands for security.
12 0 Replynice one
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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.
31 1 ReplyGod 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?
27 0 ReplyIf 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.
1 19 ReplyNow 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.
12 0 ReplyOk PolPot
7 0 ReplyAh, thank you!🥰
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"If you want to stop murders just ban kitchen knives." --canadian politicians
13 0 Reply5 years later:
"If you want to stop murders just ban scissors."
- canadian politicians
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Let's establish an international anti-murder day. It won't save anyone, but at least we did SOMETHING!
7 1 ReplyWe can't stop murderers, so let's band all guns, knives, baseball bats and tire irons.
3 0 ReplyI do agree with the gun part, the rest are up to serious debate.
3 2 ReplyThey were being sarcastic.
1 0 ReplyI know.
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