fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCanada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdownarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square220fedilinkarrow-up1742arrow-down16
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minus-squaresibannac@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoand recall every car they ever made that can be opened with a remote?
minus-squarecadekat@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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?
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.