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Why is a keyboard problematic?

• aphyr 17y ago
  You can't trust the last person who used it to wash their hands. Besides, it's probably a different layout/size than yours, and keystroke loggers would be a problem. I think it's a non-issue; people will just use their laptops.
• bradtem 17y ago
  Today, we let any input device (such as a keyboard, or any USB device actually) take full control of our computer. If it's a hacked device (even something just inserted into the USB) it can type anything to our computer, issue commands, make it download stuff, sniff passwords, etc. It takes a lot of work to make a computer secure enough that you can plug a non-trusted keyboard into it. It may not even be truly doable if you consider the habits of computer users.