• ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Clearly criminals who steal cars will DEFINITELY listen to this new law banning their tools.

      • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        That said, this is the argument that gun-owning cowards use, so does it fall under the “How do we stop this happening, says only country in the world where this happens regularly” category?

        Probably a wise move to nip it in the bud

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          9 months ago

          Maybe, but guns are a very different problem.

          A toddler won’t kill their sibling with this by accident.

        • WorseDoughnut 🍩@lemdro.id
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          9 months ago

          Insane take.

          You’re talking about outlawing the equivalent of a lock picking set. This tool is used by legitimate security researchers and professional penetration testers all the time. Making this type of hardware less accessible only hurts.

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        9 months ago

        I guess it could steal maybe some 90s cars with remote fobs, but I don’t think it can do modern keyless entry cars in any useful way.

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        9 months ago

        Not only that, you can easily buy more advanced car stealing tools that are made for this purpose from Chinese websites.