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“Banning Flipper Zero devices is tantamount to banning a multi-tool because it can be used for vandalism, or banning markers because they can be used for graffiti,” EFF’s @legind told @Motherboard. https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a388g/flipper-zero-ban-canada-hacking-car-thefts

Like 12 February at 18:02 | Open on mastodon.social

20 comments

Danie van der Merwe

@eff @legind @Motherboard or closing a public road as getaway thieves may use that road too...

12 February at 18:06 | Open on mastodon.social

Justin Derrick

@eff @legind @Motherboard ...or screwdrivers because they're used to force a lock's cylinder.

12 February at 18:43 | Open on mstdn.ca

Sojourn

@eff @legind @Motherboard let's ban water because all criminals drink water

12 February at 18:44 | Open on mas.to

Pancho

@eff @legind @Motherboard well

12 February at 18:50 | Open on mastodon.social

grey

@eff @legind @Motherboard Or guns or alcohol, or gay sex, or 3d printed paper weights :shrug_akko:

12 February at 19:02 | Open on infosec.exchange

The Doctor

@eff @legind@mastodon.social @Motherboard What is this I see?

https://docs.flipper.net/development

12 February at 19:13 | Open on hackers.town

Jargoggles

@eff @legind @Motherboard
Let's solve the problem at the source and ban people from having babies because they sometimes grow up to be criminals.

12 February at 19:14 | Open on mstdn.social

sidereal

@eff @legind @Motherboard Sigh. I guess the advertising campaign worked on me. I gotta buy one before everyone bans 'em now. I'm not even sure how to use one of these things, I'm just a contrarian.

12 February at 19:47 | Open on kolektiva.social

Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

@eff @legind @Motherboard Rofl, that's legit what the city of Munich did a few months ago. Because of climate activists blocking streets they banned carrying super glue.

Yep, the whole city banned carrying super glue. Since then whenever the police raids a house or checks a person any tube of superglue gets taken because it might be evidence for a "crime".

Also could we please never again refer to the Flipper Zero as "Tiktok-famous"? The poor Flipper doesn't deserve that…

12 February at 20:14 | Open on chaos.social

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

@Natanox @eff @legind @Motherboard since mid 2000s UK authorities have nicked young adults for carrying markers, spray paint etc if they are suspected of being graffiti artists (although none of these things are banned outright)

12 February at 21:24 | Open on social.tchncs.de

Lunaphied

@Natanox @vfrmedia @legind @eff @Motherboard ah the classic "it's not banned we just arrest you for being suspicious and/or steal your stuff without compensation if we see it"