Car theft in many parts of Canada are completely out of control. And to combat this, The Canadian Government has come out with the bright idea of banning the tools that thieves use to steal cars. That includes the Flipper Zero which is a penetration testing tool that has been around for years. It uses multiple protocols, including RFID, radio, NFC, infrared, and Bluetooth to allow someone to debug hardware or do penetration testing. According to the Canadian Government, this tool is the cause for the surge in car thefts.
You can see here that Flipper Zero isn’t happy with this decision. But the thing is that from my research, I can find lots of ways that a Flipper Zero can be used to steal cars. And I think tools like this are a problem and need some degree of regulation. But there are other ways of stealing cars. Carjackings have become commonplace here in Toronto. Take this example, or this example. Both in the last week. Then there’s the trend of home invasions where criminals break into homes and terrorize residents to steal cars. Such as this recent example. I suspect that carjackings and home invasions have become more prevalent because the preferred method of stealing cars which is a relay attack is becoming less and less effective because of car owners are putting their car key fobs in Faraday cages and keeping them in areas of their homes that make relay attacks less possible. Plus there’s the fact that car companies who are aware of this trend are trying to make their cars harder to steal. Because being known as a car brand that has a theft problem is bad for business. Just ask Hyundai and Kia who have a huge problem with thefts related to “The Kia Boyz” TikTok trend.
Any solution for car theft in Canada needs to be more than just banning stuff. Sure, regulate the tech that is behind these thefts. But carjackings and home invasions are issues that are solved by other means. Like longer jail sentences for example. And there’s the fact that it is disgustingly easy for car thieves to export cars from Canada via Canada’s ports. Something that the Canadian Government kind of admitted and has finally decided to do something about. Fact is that there’s no one solution to this problem, and those in charge here in Canada need to figure that out and take action that means something rather than just picking on tech and calling it a day.
Like this:
Like Loading...
Related
This entry was posted on February 11, 2024 at 10:04 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Canada. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Canadian Government Wants To Ban The Flipper Zero To Stop Car Thefts… This Isn’t The Solution To This Problem
Car theft in many parts of Canada are completely out of control. And to combat this, The Canadian Government has come out with the bright idea of banning the tools that thieves use to steal cars. That includes the Flipper Zero which is a penetration testing tool that has been around for years. It uses multiple protocols, including RFID, radio, NFC, infrared, and Bluetooth to allow someone to debug hardware or do penetration testing. According to the Canadian Government, this tool is the cause for the surge in car thefts.
You can see here that Flipper Zero isn’t happy with this decision. But the thing is that from my research, I can find lots of ways that a Flipper Zero can be used to steal cars. And I think tools like this are a problem and need some degree of regulation. But there are other ways of stealing cars. Carjackings have become commonplace here in Toronto. Take this example, or this example. Both in the last week. Then there’s the trend of home invasions where criminals break into homes and terrorize residents to steal cars. Such as this recent example. I suspect that carjackings and home invasions have become more prevalent because the preferred method of stealing cars which is a relay attack is becoming less and less effective because of car owners are putting their car key fobs in Faraday cages and keeping them in areas of their homes that make relay attacks less possible. Plus there’s the fact that car companies who are aware of this trend are trying to make their cars harder to steal. Because being known as a car brand that has a theft problem is bad for business. Just ask Hyundai and Kia who have a huge problem with thefts related to “The Kia Boyz” TikTok trend.
Any solution for car theft in Canada needs to be more than just banning stuff. Sure, regulate the tech that is behind these thefts. But carjackings and home invasions are issues that are solved by other means. Like longer jail sentences for example. And there’s the fact that it is disgustingly easy for car thieves to export cars from Canada via Canada’s ports. Something that the Canadian Government kind of admitted and has finally decided to do something about. Fact is that there’s no one solution to this problem, and those in charge here in Canada need to figure that out and take action that means something rather than just picking on tech and calling it a day.
Share this:
Like this:
Related
This entry was posted on February 11, 2024 at 10:04 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Canada. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.