Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts

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

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

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

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...

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