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Even just crashing the device has significant impact. A bank robber, terrorist or totalitarian state could benefit significantly from bringing down all cell ph
by cbzoiav 3y ago
Even just crashing the device has significant impact.
A bank robber, terrorist or totalitarian state could benefit significantly from bringing down all cell phones in the area for a few minutes (or even just crashing them in a loop as they boot up).
- kstrauser 3y agoGood point!
- user_7832 3y agoThat's a great incentive to fix such (bluetooth) vulnerabilities! Surely your message was because you're in favor for fixing such bugs urgently I hope?
- kstrauser 3y agoI think that's the only reasonable interpretation of their comment, that this is a serious problem that needs to be fixed.
- user_7832 3y agoI hope so, but to me it sounded like they preferred security through obscurity. I admit my comment was quite tongue in cheek, mainly because I've seen a lot of people react to the flipper's existence by saying that the device shouldn't exist, instead of that vulnerabilities should be fixed. The comment sounded to me more like the "flippers should be banned" type, but that's my perception of the comment.
- HumblyTossed 3y ago> Surely your message was because you're in favor for fixing such bugs urgently I hope? Such an odd question.
- user_7832 3y agoI clarified a bit in a sibling comment but this was in response to folks who respond by wanting the flipper banned. I think I just misread the author's tone.