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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by cm3 on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @01:23PM (#11582453)
Yeah, it's sad that so many people actually use USB ports at airports to charge their devices, without knowing what they are connecting their devices to. I don't expect them to know better, but all their data could be copied, stuff could be modified. Isn't there an adapter which limits the active lines to just what's needed to pass power, no data, or is charging without some data exchange impossible?
Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by gpvos on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @02:02PM (#11582891)
The data lines are used for signalling which charging speed the device supports. You can cut them, but then you get the lowest denominator charging specs, which is quite slow.
Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by hga on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @02:11PM (#11582983)
Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by 05 on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @02:57PM (#11583475)
Not a problem if you use iOS9: https://labsblog.f-secure.com/2015/09/09/apple-ios-9-securit... For Android, you can root it and disable USB host functions when locked.