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I see how that might make sense to lawmakers. It does present itself as a problem. But the fact that it is a symptom of a security issue is the reason it shouldn't be outright banned. I haven't used the thing, but it has looked to me like a pretty snazzy multitool.
It's like banning swiss army knives. I can see why it looks like it makes sense, but it really doesn't.
It reminds me of a lawmaker in one of the flyover states that wanted to make it illegal to look at the source code of a website.
Think about this for a second.
And realize that this twat is writing laws.
I had not heard of that one. Was it the "internet is full of tubes" guy?
Happened around 2021-10-15:
It's in the following sources, at least: TechCrunch, NPR, NY Times