Canada has become a joke.
Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
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#292"For example, to copy car keys. It is unacceptable that it is possible to buy tools that help car theft on major online shopping platforms."
should be
"For example, to copy car keys. It is unacceptable that it is allowed to build cars without proper security that help car theft."
Re: Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
#293It appears that Flipper Zero is virtually useless in almost all car thefts and is just being unfairly targeted by Trudeau. Also, the company didn't even get a heads up about being falsely blamed:
> Alex Kulagin, COO of Flipper Devices, said in an interview that his company received no communication from the Canadian government ahead of Thursday’s statements.
Re: Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
#294If your car key can be copied using a simple replay attack, it is not a key.
Re: Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
#295"For example, to copy car keys. It is unacceptable that it is possible to buy tools that help car theft on major online shopping platforms." should be "For example, to copy car keys. It is unacceptable that it is allowed to build cars without proper security that help car theft."
Not to mention the fact that there are many mundane tools that could be used to copy car keys, from the archaic hammer/forge to the modern camera/CNC mill.
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#296A guy tracked his stolen truck to CP railyard. Police was sitting outside the railcar that had his truck inside. Police could do nothing because the railyard is outside their jurisdiction. Train left, he watched on the tracker as his truck was eventually shipped to Dubai. So.. I think CP rail is maybe a co-conspirator here? They have immunity from local law enforcement, and don't seem to require any title checks to m…
Why not... hop the fence and get the conductor to radio the police? The fine for tresspassing on CP railway property is $500, likely worth less than the cost of the car. Once you're over the fence, as you said the police on the other side don't have jurisdiction. Getting CP police there to fine you allows them to intercept the truck also
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#297Earlier quoted context omitted.
Canadian car theft is organized criminals with connections across the supply chain shipping vehicles to Africa and the middle east. It's not kids joyriding. They will have no issue sourcing other methods of theft.
Yeah, that’s the thing that seems really silly about this to me - if your organization is competent enough to smuggle literally hundreds of cars out of the country, I’m sure you can smuggle a handful of small electronic devices in.
Not even smuggling -- I assume they can easily build a specialized car stealing device using standard components? None of this is difficult.
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#298Earlier quoted context omitted.
UK knife law allows you to carry non-locking pocket knives with a blade length up to 3 inches (7.62 cm) without any need for a valid reason. https://www.knivesandtools.com/en/ct/uk-knife-laws.htm If you've got a job related need to carry a mofo knife (cane cutting with a machete) there's no drama. Yes, it's regulated - but it's not what you claim it to be. Next you'll be claiming there's no guns in Australia.
There is nothing wrong with locking knives. They are much safer to use for most tasks, including cutting thick cardboard, difficult food (cheeses), etc. I've brought >3in locking knives to picnics[1]. They are quite useful. The law against locking knives is probably responsible for a few Briton fingers being chopped off and has stopped precisely zero violent criminals. "Gravity knives" are banned too. Why? They are s…
I love to clown on Brit’s over their government. Every time I read about the current UK I’m even more happy for the events of 1776 and 1787.
There’s a reason that the UK is slowly losing its 1st world nation status. Self inflicted wounds due to among other things a people who want a nany state. Reap what you sow.
Re: Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
#299Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is nothing wrong with locking knives. They are much safer to use for most tasks, including cutting thick cardboard, difficult food (cheeses), etc. I've brought >3in locking knives to picnics[1]. They are quite useful. The law against locking knives is probably responsible for a few Briton fingers being chopped off and has stopped precisely zero violent criminals. "Gravity knives" are banned too. Why? They are s…
I love to clown on Brit’s over their government. Every time I read about the current UK I’m even more happy for the events of 1776 and 1787. There’s a reason that the UK is slowly losing its 1st world nation status. Self inflicted wounds due to among other things a people who want a nany state. Reap what you sow.
Fully agreed. I just hope we don't get the same thing in the US.
Re: Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
#300This feels like a loud solution to assuage the outrage of the month. None of the articles on this are actually showing the numbers. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230727/cg-b0... Car thefts have increased by a significant amount outside of their normal fluctuations, but they are still much much lower than they were before 2010. To call it a crisis is hyperbole. Canada's car thefts are the approximate…
I wouldn't trust that data at all without associated data on reporting rates over time. There's absolutely a crisis, and it's bad enough that people have stopped bothering to report thefts to the police since they know nothing will come of it.
People have stopped reporting car theft?? Since a police report is required for an insurance claim, your statement implies people are just accepting their car is gone and eating the loss personally. Can you provide any citations?