That's a fair point but I've seen for a few years now Baofeng Ham radios resold as walkie talkies for recreational use. Often advertised as for powersports like ATVs and boating. This is completely illegal but these resellers have been doing it for awhile now without any consequences. Still, the real world impact is limited and mostly contained to annoying Hams. And its a meme in the community that the FCC doesn't care about Hams.
I think the flipper zero/hack rf side of things is the bigger problem. Its very useful to whitehats but they also lower the bar for a lot of disruptive attacks. Get a flipper zero and war drive any neighborhood built in the 80's and its prime hunting ground for forcing garage doors. I'm surprised we haven't heard more of that actually.
> I'm surprised we haven't heard more of that actually.
It’s a bit of an information hazard. E.g. what if someone made sewer pumps run backwards. Meanwhile the level of exploit capabilities is on the level of Spectre. There is such a wide gulf between what is and what should be that we can’t properly discuss it.
I think the flipper zero/hack rf side of things is the bigger problem. Its very useful to whitehats but they also lower the bar for a lot of disruptive attacks. Get a flipper zero and war drive any neighborhood built in the 80's and its prime hunting ground for forcing garage doors. I'm surprised we haven't heard more of that actually.