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

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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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Yes, but even if the base model hardware is incapable of doing something, someone savvy enough could modify it.

Which negate the whole point of the discussion.

If someone can modify it, the same someone does not need it.

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