fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoCanada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdownarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square211fedilinkarrow-up1710arrow-down17
arrow-up1703arrow-down1external-linkCanada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdownarstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square211fedilink
minus-squaresibannac@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoWhy not improve the security with an arms race? Keep it legal and the responsibility of the manufacturer to make a secure vehicle.
minus-squareOaksey@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoand recall every car they ever made that can be opened with a remote?
minus-squaresibannac@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIsn’t that what happened with the KIA and Hyundai cars?
minus-squarecadekat@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoRight? 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.