Re:UK airport confiscates passenger's Flipper Zero
by csteubs on Friday September 29, 2023 @02:56PM
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This guy was undoubtedly the kid who reminded the teacher to assign homework.
Re:UK airport confiscates passenger's Flipper Zero
by Kiuhrly1 on Friday September 29, 2023 @06:38PM
(#37710932)
a more mature response might be something along the lines of "I'm a cybersecurity researcher/hobbyist and the device is used to communicate with other electronics for the purposes of security research", although that argument doesn't exactly have a good track record with law enforcement in many countries...
Re:UK airport confiscates passenger's Flipper Zero
by resoluteteeth on Friday September 29, 2023 @10:09PM
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"it's a device for analyzing wireless signals"
Re:UK airport confiscates passenger's Flipper Zero
by jstarfish on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:23AM
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Even that is saying too much.
It's vague, nontechnical and invites follow-up questions, and implies you're the type who'll tamper with the aircraft in flight.
It's also repetitive enough to come across as improvised. "As a private investigator, I use this tool to...investigate privates." I'd flag you.
Sibling comment nails it-- "it's a wireless signal analyzer." Gets right to the point, sounds legit and implies safety through read-only operation.
> Domingos said that he was initially asked by security if he knew what the device did. The technologist replied by stating that the Flipper Zero is capable of, among other things, scanning and copying badge cards such as those used by the airport’s security personnel.