Vehicle theft is an issue that affects us all collectively. As cybersecurity and technology professionals, we recognize the importance of acting rapidly to reduce its impact on Canadians. That being said, we believe the federal government’s proposal, particularly the prohibition of security research tools, is ill-advised, overbroad and most importantly, will be counterproductive.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Maybe we just not ban anything and accept a little crime.

    We can then instead focus on relieving the fundamental imbalances in society that result in people needing to commit crime in pursuit of a better life.

    Society can have a little crime, as a treat.

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      10 months ago

      Having your car broken into or stolen because it has a lock that is useless would suck. This seems like one of those times a basic consumer protection regulation would make the most sense.

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        10 months ago

        Do you think that the lock on your car is why it hasn’t been stolen? Perhaps you aren’t storing it correctly? Maybe we should mandate that all cars must be stored in a garage, our of public sight.

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          10 months ago
          1. Models of cars that are easy to hotwire, for example, get stolen at a higher rate.

          2. ‘Having a garage’ is up to the consumer and often impractical and/or expensive. That’s pretty different in various ways from a company having to follow some standards for implementing encryption.