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For purely informational purposes, what are some examples of “illegal tools?” 🤔 👀
POGO password cracker on a USB drive explicitly labeled as "Not for Export" since the encryption/decryption algorithm on it technically counts as munitions.
soda can. 14 inch shoelace. uh, FOOF probably
McGuyver found.
nah, the 14 inch shoelace i'm making fun of the ATF (a friend of mine specifically). here is the decision (doesn't name him) reversing his finding.
the funniest part is, the original decision didn't quite find that a 14 inch shoelace was an automatic firearm, it just described how a 14 inch shoelace could modify a regular semiautomatic firearm into an automatic firearm. And of course bureaucratic government language meant that that 14 inch length of bootlace with a loop in the end was by definition an automatic firearm.
dude and i haven't talked in over a decade, we drifted apart over politics (he's far right. i am decidedly not) which is a shame. he is one of the funniest people i've known, but, uh. wish he could see the damage he's done and doing.
also, you're not going to believe me. i know it looks wrong too. that's why i call it Angusing now
Even things like what you used to be able to find on Hiren’s Boot CD could be called “illegal” by the less knowledgeable. Software like Wire Shark. They’re just tools.
boring answer but probably something like security torx or apple's pentalobe bit
"boring answer" = "interesting answer" under a cisvergent lense.
Or lockpicks. Legality is... varying, from fully legal to possession is a crime.
Flipper Zero
They're not illegal in themselves. They're perfectly legal to own but they can be used for illegal things.
Iirc the flipper zero is specifically outlawed in a number of countries.
Dunno about the US though.
Legal in the US, looking at mine on my desk right now.
From what I can tell, it's only in Brazil there's an issu with them.