Restricting Flipper is a Zero Accountability Approach to Security: Canadian Government Response to Car Hacking

On February 8, François-Philippe Champagne, the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced Canada would ban devices used in keyless car theft. The only device mentioned by name was the Flipper Zero—the multitool device that can be used to test, explore, and debug different wireless protocols such as RFID, NFC, infrared, and Bluetooth.

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While it is useful as a penetration testing device, Flipper Zero is impractical in comparison to other, more specialized devices for car …

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