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Re:Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto t... by AnarchismIsCool on Friday February 09, 2024 @01:39AM (#39312093)
Messing with bluetooth on an airliner isn't going to do anything at all. If they were attempting to spoof GPS or playing with VHF signals that's another issue but the flipper isn't capable of that.

The TSA also doesn't care, they don't look for, and don't remotely have the training to detect suspicious electronics. Even if they did the flipper looks very innocuous unless you know what it is. You can reliably get much more entertaining things onto airplanes without them batting an eye.

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Re:Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto t... by tiagod on Friday February 09, 2024 @06:49AM (#39313861)
It can do something. Many people depend on Bluetooth insulin pumps for instance, and in an airplane they may not have access to the alternatives in case the device stops working.
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