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The Canadian government targets a hobbyist hacking tool in car theft crackdown.
The Canadian Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development said it “will pursue all avenues to ban” devices like the Flipper Zero, an open-source wireless hacking tool, asserting that it can be used to steal keyless entry signals.
While it’s true that the device have caused some trouble, Ars Technica spoke with a number of experts, including the COO of Flipper Devices, who insist it just isn’t powerful or sophisticated enough for car theft.
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