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(I know this comment was intended to be largely funny, but I feel I need to point this out.) Thing is, this isn't like downloading some files, but like droppin
by daeken 16y ago
(I know this comment was intended to be largely funny, but I feel I need to point this out.) Thing is, this isn't like downloading some files, but like dropping a random PCI card into your box. By connecting this to your system, you're really ceding complete control, with effectively no way of preventing any attack from taking place. Is it likely? Not particularly, but it's definitely possible.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoIt's intended to be serious, I just decided to add the humorous slant to it after I started writing. If I were to use data from these drops I'd want a junk system that I could flatten between uses dedicated to the task. Connecting random usb devices to your system is a recipe for disaster in a billion ways. Even connecting well behaved usb devices to your system with unknown data on them is fairly risky due to the poorly chosen default settings of popular operating systems like Windows.