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Re:Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto t... by dwattttt on Friday February 09, 2024 @02:34AM (#39312399)
> leads me to believe that such cars had negligently insecure encryption

While accurate, the standard may not be as rigorous as you'd like to imagine; there was a time not long ago when a wire coat hanger was enough to unlock a car.

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Re:Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto t... by hnick on Friday February 09, 2024 @03:30AM (#39312700)
I remember that time. We even used it once on a friend's car. However, we did not ban wire coat hangers. I'm sure the politicians would agree that would have been silly, but common sense seems to leave them when it comes to tech.
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