These two incidents have no connection whatsoever, don't compare them. The rules say that the transponder is the source of truth, and this is how this sport works.

Norris didn't get any advantage. On the contrary, he had to abandon the start and start again later than everyone around him.

This is not an excuse to ignore a case where there is clear visual evidence of a car moving before lights out. His movement could have spooked other cars into moving which could have ruined their starts. You can see people making jump starts in response to other jump starts often in athletics especially in short races like 100m, etc.

Also it was not a case where he drifted just a few mm. He moved nearly half a wheel rotation in that false start and somehow the transponder either didn't pick it or found it to be within limits. Either the way the transponder sensitivity has to be improved.

Most people are not upset that Norris didn't get punished. Forethought is a good thing if there is a way to gain an advantage teams will do it, I wouldn't be surprised if a few teams figure out how to game the sensor by the end of the week.

The question was ‘if it’s faulty will people get away with it’.

You answered ‘you don’t know if it’s faulty’

That is not the answer to the question. The question that answers is ‘can you game the system with a faulty transponder’.

The answer to the question is actually yes. If the transponder is faulty the driver will get away with a jumpstart.

And that is what i am trying to highlight through my question. The rule is enforced completely based on the transponder but if its malfunctioning then drivers will not be penalized as the the transponder has not picked up their jump start.