The Canadian government plans to ban the Flipper Zero and similar devices after tagging them as tools thieves can use to steal cars.

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.

  • jkrtn@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    That sounds dangerously close to an open standard that would prevent charging $500 for key fobs.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Any open standard can be tweaked slightly to make it a closed propriety one!

      Though I do wish open standards were enforced for cars. Instead of each car/platform essentially being a mini monopoly that third parties need to design for specifically if they want to compete.