Canada’s intent to ban the Flipper Zero wireless tool over car thefts is, on the one hand, an everyday example of poorly researched government action. But it may also be a not-so-subtle peek into the harm misinformation online can cause by leading to said government action.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/canada-bans-flipper-zero-over-what-it-imagines-it-does/