Dan GoodinMar 7, 2024

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's witch hunt on the Flipper Zero was and remains patently ridiculous.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/02/canada-vows-to-ban-flipper-zero-device-in-crackdown-on-car-theft/

Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown

How do you ban a device built with open source hardware and software anyway?

Ars Technica
Show threadKoos van den HoutMar 7, 2024
@dangoodin any explanations from the Canadian government yet on how they came up with this?
Show threadDan GoodinMar 7, 2024

@KHoos

No.

Show threadACARS

@dangoodin great article, and reminder to everyone to press your local MPs about this. I don’t think they’re on mastodon unfortunately.

@KHoos
Answer in the comments: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justice-minister-car-stolen-third-time-1.7109562 🫠

Justice minister's government car stolen for the third time in as many years | CBC News

Politicians and law enforcement officials are confronting a rising number of auto thefts — and it appears that the office of Canada's justice minister is also a popular target for thieves.

CBC
Mar 8, 2024 at 12:08amWeb