Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdownfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 742 points – 8 months agoarstechnica.com212Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsWhy not improve the security with an arms race? Keep it legal and the responsibility of the manufacturer to make a secure vehicle.and recall every car they ever made that can be opened with a remote?Isn't that what happened with the KIA and Hyundai cars?Right? That's the thing. Car thieves don't care if the tool is illegal; they're already planning on stealing a car. If you make the tool illegal, you're just making it harder for security experts who do care about the law.
Why not improve the security with an arms race? Keep it legal and the responsibility of the manufacturer to make a secure vehicle.and recall every car they ever made that can be opened with a remote?Isn't that what happened with the KIA and Hyundai cars?Right? That's the thing. Car thieves don't care if the tool is illegal; they're already planning on stealing a car. If you make the tool illegal, you're just making it harder for security experts who do care about the law.
and recall every car they ever made that can be opened with a remote?Isn't that what happened with the KIA and Hyundai cars?
Right? That's the thing. Car thieves don't care if the tool is illegal; they're already planning on stealing a car. If you make the tool illegal, you're just making it harder for security experts who do care about the law.
Why not improve the security with an arms race? Keep it legal and the responsibility of the manufacturer to make a secure vehicle.
and recall every car they ever made that can be opened with a remote?
Isn't that what happened with the KIA and Hyundai cars?
Right? That's the thing. Car thieves don't care if the tool is illegal; they're already planning on stealing a car.
If you make the tool illegal, you're just making it harder for security experts who do care about the law.