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Re:Teardown of USB Fan Reveals Journalists’ Lack of Opsec by jpindar on Friday July 13, 2018 @12:53PM (#17524576)
There are cables and adapters that don't have the data lines connected, they are sometimes called USB condoms.
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Re:Teardown of USB Fan Reveals Journalists’ Lack of Opsec by beamatronic on Friday July 13, 2018 @12:57PM (#17524609)
I would expect them to be made of clear plastic for easy visual confirmation
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Re:Teardown of USB Fan Reveals Journalists’ Lack of Opsec by monocasa on Friday July 13, 2018 @01:12PM (#17524766)
That just makes me want to design a fake USB condom that looks legit. Maybe modulating the data over the power cables using ICs implanted in the connector...
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