Response from Flipper Zero to the Canada Ban

I disagree with the Canada ban, but I'm not sure this video sends the message they think it does. To many people on HN no doubt this is a pretty simple guide to follow, but IMHO Flipper Zero still makes this MUCH easier for the average public.

I find that a fairly cheeky (and entertaining) response.

I wouldn't say that Flipper Zero is something that an "average Joe" would use, although it does make this kind of thing easier.

I have known a few car thieves, in my day (long story), and not one of them would have had any problem, doing what they describe.

In fact, I'll bet that there are already illegal black boxes that do exactly that. People who steal cars, aren't going to let things like commercial product bans stop them.

I wonder if you could use detector-radio type kit as the electronics for an even bigger flex. i.e. a corroded nickel strip for the diode and some aluminium foil for the cap.

Mind you that would maybe hardly working but it only has to do so once :)

The flipper is as easy to use as just about any cheap sdr transceiver

FYI, banning things in Canada is not easy when they are not also banned in the US. The economies are so intermingled that whenever this happens it follows a pattern: for a few years the people guarding the border will zealously enforce the rule. Then they will forget about it and go back to business as usual. There is just too much to inspect. The guards are too busy dealing with all the guns coming north to worry about electronic gadgets. That is IF they are even there to inspect. The amount of private plane/boat traffic across the border is immense, especially during the summer. Canada is also notorious for not enforcing local bans. Flippers will probably be available on Ebay.ca within a year, just like those epic laser "pointers" that are illegal to sell in Canada but widely available in the US.