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NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives

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Re: NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives

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Post by kingkawn »

whatshisface wrote: post #60
afavour wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sibling comments have good points but in addition: there are a great many legitimate reasons to bring a phone to the inauguration and many fewer legitimate reasons to bring a Raspberry Pi. These guidelines aim to reduce risk, not remove it entirely.

> are a great many legitimate reasons to bring a phone to the inauguration and many fewer legitimate reasons to bring a Raspberry Pi By that logic, I assume they've banned ski masks, skis, fake snow and pinecones. ;-)

I bet ski masks are, in fact, banned

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Post by giancarlostoro »

amelius wrote: post #45
Apreche wrote: post #35

The cops made this list. The idea that a smartphone can do everything a Raspberry Pi can do, and more, is a concept so far beyond their level of understanding that the discussion is pointless.

Since smartphones are already locked down by their vendors, the cops have a point.

I can host a wifi router and a Raspberry Pi with a web server that then connect to my phone regardless of OS and now I can run anything remotely. You cannot lock down any OS that has a browser and wifi. I don't need root, just under $50 worth of equipment.

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Post by guerrilla »

geerlingguy wrote: post #34

Guess I'll have to bring my Arduino then... lol, what a weird thing to add to the list. It's like someone watched Mr. Robot and determined their list of additional hacking tools from asking ChatGPT what tools Elliot would use.

I think that's exactly what it was.

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Post by anigbrowl »

crazygringo wrote: post #103

It's not like they're banning them across all of NYC... it's just security at the inauguration event. "Large bags" are banned too. > When a policy bans specific devices rather than behaviors or capabilities, it creates ambiguity for people on the ground. To the contrary, how the heck is someone working security at the entrance supposed to check for a device's "behaviors or capabilities"? This is a quick visual inspec…

Agreed. This comes off as self-absorbed and entitled - 'how dare the security team not recognize my ascended morality and technical genius! Suppose an evil hacker does plan to disrupt the event - the only thing that stops a bad guy with a Flipper Zero is a good guy with a Raspberry Pi running wireshark!'

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Post by catlifeonmars »

billy99k wrote: post #88
some_random wrote: post #21

>New York City usually gets this right. It has decades of muscle memory for doing hard things in public, under pressure, without panicking. Not something I would say about Stop-And-Frisk city but whatever.

Stop and frisk reduced crime rates. It should be brought back.

Where’s the evidence?

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Post by WaitWaitWha »

For those who suggest the police came up with this list, why do you think so?

Asking because I believe the Block Party organizers likely just handed a list to the NYPD instead of asking them for input.

Also, what is the expected training to NYPD street cops what is a RasPi or Flipper? Both come in all kinds of shapes, colors, and general appearance.

Far stretch, but this could be a subtle ploy to do get technologist (i.e., here) talk about this make it go viral.

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Post by mPReDiToR »

lawlessone wrote: post #52
Havoc wrote: post #10

This makes me want to buy a flipper

They're very overpriced for what they do.

True, they are expensive, but that build quality and the availability of firmwares to do what you are looking for with just a quick flash makes them handy AF for keeping in a pocket to play with.

I have found several uses for mine which weren't in mind when I made my decision to purchase.

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