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.

  • jaschen
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    9 months ago

    Um… You don’t even need the flipper zero to steal a car. I’m not even sure it’s strong enough to emulate the key.

    • banneryear1868@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Pretty sure you can’t even use the Flipper in the way thieves are using cheap alibaba radio amplifiers on the proximity fobs that people keep near their front door…