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.

  • 7heo@lemmy.mlEnglish
    50·
    9 months ago

    Yeah, let’s entirely outlaw pentesting while we’re at it. What could possibly go wrong? 🙈

    • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      9 months ago

      Lets outlaw devices that could be used for pentesting while we’re at it. PCs, laptops, phones, etc.

      • twack@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        9 months ago

        Don’t forget paperclips, string, and aerosol cans. Hell, we should probably just ban wire altogether.

        • SocsaEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          Lock picks are still legal in Canada

      • 7heo@lemmy.mlEnglish
        8·
        9 months ago

        Brains. Technically that is the most useful device when pentesting. Along with curiosity. Altho on the former, I believe we, as a society, have actually started to…

      • SocsaEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        SDR manufacturers with billion dollar government contracts: