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Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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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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[–] wunami@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Pen-testing is short for penetration testing. Which is testing if you can break into the things. Like a locked office or a computer system, etc. Legally, it's done to find flaws that need to be fixed before they get used nefariously.

Pen testing techniques and tools are essentially break in tools. In this case, a tool for mimicking car key fobs and the wireless signals they send to the car.