The federal government of Canada is banning the Flipper Zero due to its alleged use in car thefts. The feds say criminals are using the Flipper to steal cars by intercepting and copying wireless signals that key fobs emit. This is mostly wrong, according to Vice, which cites cybersecurity experts who say the Flipper is being targeted because the feds don’t understand how the device works. They just need someone (or something) to blame for the country’s surge in auto theft, and they’ve chosen the Flipper Zero as the fall guy.
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