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		rsync on April 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI is warning people against using public phone-c... I have long used usb condoms - even on my own, trusted ports. Sometimes I just want to charge my phone from my laptop without triggering all kinds of finder and iTunes and photos interactions. Same with a car - just power, please.

detrites on April 12, 2023 [–]

Build condoms into the devices themselves via a next USB spec requiring a hardware switch to choose power-only / power+data and these kind of issues could disappear. Apple might hate it though. Then again, capacitive hardware switches could be ok.

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