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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 10:30:55 JST Ars Technica

   Canada vows to ban Flipper Zero device in crackdown on car theft

   How do you ban a device built with open source hardware and software anyway?

   https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/02/canada-vows-to-ban-flipper-zero-device-in-crackdown-on-car-theft/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Pomax (therealpomax@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 10:38:25 JST Pomax

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     @arstechnica "The plebs keep walking through the front door!" - "Should we maybe lock the door?" - "NO, BAN WALKING!"

   • WacoKidJim (wacokidjim@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 11:04:30 JST WacoKidJim

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     @arstechnica Build communities that aren't car dependent. That's how

   • Bas Schouten (schouten_b@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 11:24:20 JST Bas Schouten

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     @arstechnica I mean.. This seems disingenuous. Creating Firearm based on OS components/designs is perfectly possible. Yet it wouldn't keep us (at least you know, sane people outside of NA) from banning them.

     You can make it illegal for people to have stuff on them, it's no magic bullet but it helps fighting certain types of crime.

   • screambiogenesis (screambiogenesis@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 13:30:09 JST screambiogenesis

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     @arstechnica I've never heard of this thing, but it sounds fun as shit. Thanks for the Streisand Effect boost, Canada!

     And the screen makes me all nostalgic for gas-plasma screens.

     Everyone, don't click this link to read about it, or you'll make Canada sad: https://flipperzero.one/

   • Furyo (furyoshonen@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 13:49:40 JST Furyo

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     @arstechnica car companies need to make cars more secure. The hacks that these devices execute are relatively trivial, and could be prevented with proper funding of security.

   • MaybeMyMonkeys (maybemymonkeys@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 14:08:38 JST MaybeMyMonkeys

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     @arstechnica thieves will of course play by the rules