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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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[–] quaddo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

“This here’s the Lockpocking Lawyer, and today we’re going to take a closer look at the Flipper Zero….”

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Um.... You don't even need the flipper zero to steal a car. I'm not even sure it's strong enough to emulate the key.

[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure you can't even use the Flipper in the way thieves are using cheap alibaba radio amplifiers on the proximity fobs that people keep near their front door...

[–] badaboomxx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

One question, has the Canadian police actually arrested people using the flipper to steal cars?

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Oh Canada...

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

How hard would it be to make a similar device?

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.

Also, a similar device with better capabilities is about to hit the market.

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