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At Defcon, a buddy of mine screwed around with a bluetooth HID device, that when connected to, would automatically attempt to open a webpage and send them to an
by NikolaeVarius 7y ago
At Defcon, a buddy of mine screwed around with a bluetooth HID device, that when connected to, would automatically attempt to open a webpage and send them to an innocuous site (Which obviously could have been a less innocuous site).
Couldn't believe we got multiple people to connect to it under the guise the device would do a cool thing.
- swiley 7y agoWell it is a cool thing. It’s different and that makes it interesting. Sometimes I feel like all this worrying about computer security makes it harder for people to share new things.
- lbotos 7y agoUh, I think you are making an argument against safety and i'm not sure if you are being sarcastic? It's one thing to theorize, discuss and build something dangerous, it's another to actually use it. See Flamethrowers.
- swiley 7y agoFlamethrowers are a great analogy. Adults who know each other and the dangers well should be (and are) allowed to play with flamethrowers. I’m not sure I’d want to live in a place where they couldn’t.