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Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Toribor@corndog.social 2 points 10 months ago

I figure half the purpose of these sorts of devices is to prove just how insecure certain systems are to bring about change. Governments rarely have a good grasp on this sort of thing though. It's not like banning the device will make anyone more secure.