Convince me as to why I should use this instead of Facetime, FB Messenger, Teams, Skype, etc.

It has a lot of uses. I’m planning on buying one on the work account as a security multitool: Penetration testing, NFC-based asset tagging, creating and reading security badges, regaining control of systems that have been locked down by malicious actors, and more. All of that can apply in a tech-savvy home environment.

If this device does what the article suggests then it is a demonstration that the digital infrastructure is in shambles. If you leave your door unlocked for long enough, someone will almost inevitably walk in eventually. This should be the alarm bell calling for better regulation in cybersecurity. Especially as…

Well since they’re making you buy them, how many did you buy? Do you keep all of them with your gun collection, or your collection of gilf porn?

Not talking about dangerous things is fucking stupid.

This is a tech site. What you do with tech is up to you, and the consequences are your own. And since this exists in the world, it would be stupid to not talk about it and understand it. Same as with any tool.

If we can’t protect our infrastructure from a $170 toy, we got no chance against China et al.

The Flipper Zero is no more dangerous than a lockpick. Although lots of people only ever see the bad, the actual intended audience of the device can very easily see exactly what good such a thing has to offer.

I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic or not. Based on your double posting I’d assume not. This community used to be a lot cooler. You’ve managed to out-herb what is already a massively watered down site from what it used to be

Here is a tool that gives you the ability to prevent the cops from trapping you on a stingray,  but it also can be used for illicit things.  We must test it like knives and only allow law enforcement to have it done it can be misused easily. 

There are countries I think you should check out that are more aligned with your feelings about freedom and nannystates….try China or Russia maybe! Freedom is a thing, just because some assholes use something negative we should ban it? Well better ban guns, food and medicines too right?

I bet toojayzee wants to make the existence of fire illegal too, since you can use it to burn houses down. Or water, since you can drown people.

To be fair, the article does not say or have the tone that you should get one to use against “people you do not like.” Also being fair, the article is not a piece about being “good” to your neighbor or building a better world. The article simply talks about technology, you personally seem to take an affront to a lock…

Apparently they did not do their own research about that particular thing.

Set up some hidden cameras and see how long it takes to go full Lord of the Flies.

Dude just flat out traded what was at worst a fender bender with car in front of him for getting drilled by a big-rig wrecker that led to at least 100k in damage. Incredible.

Woof. The differential speed of the white SUV and the truck wasn’t remarkable until the former realized he was about to rear-end someone. That was a combo brake-check lane change, which is very not good thing to do.

What? You’re trolling, right?

It’s stupid looking from all angles. 

Oh this dude just bankrupted the rest of his life for being an idiot. Hope it was worth it.