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Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Chriswild@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Instead of a time based token they should have authentication. To start the car you need biometric or passcode or Bluetooth to connect and the fob.

For the life of me I don't understand why my phone has better security than my car.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

Cause what's in the title is normal news. That's why. Dumbasses having power to decide for us that it's the tools to blame.