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This has been making the rounds and in every discussion I've seen about it so far, someone (or multiple people) have brought up security implications. Obviousl
by tesseract 16y ago
This has been making the rounds and in every discussion I've seen about it so far, someone (or multiple people) have brought up security implications.
Obviously it would be possible to use a device like this to do some nefarious stuff, but the same goes for any random no-name USB flash drive (for that matter there've been instances of name brand ones inadvertently shipping with viruses on them) or USB "toy" (keystroke logging coffee cup warmer, anyone?).
I have to wonder why this thing is garnering such a reaction whereas it's not something that's brought up very often w.r.t. other USB products. Are people subconsciously afraid of it because it doesn't have a cute plastic enclosure?
- c3o 16y agoBy listening for Capslock presses, it has an unusual interface that people weren't consciously aware any USB device could have – that's what makes them think about security implications.