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I refuse to use lab computers on this basis. I assume they're owned and have keyloggers. I'd sooner use someone else's toothbrush. I don't understand why more
by peatmoss 12y ago
I refuse to use lab computers on this basis. I assume they're owned and have keyloggers. I'd sooner use someone else's toothbrush.
I don't understand why more labs don't use dumb terminals to hook back into a VM that gets blown out the airlock after each and every use.
- mey 12y agoCost and complexity of administration most likely.
- craz 12y agoAlso time, our university did something like this on their library computers. It meant waiting 5min after someone logged out for it to do a system restore before the next person could log in. Which seemed like forever when you're rushing to print a paper.
- rilita 12y agoIt's not very hard to build a keylogger using basic pic chips and install them into a keyboard. The same could be done against a dumb terminal. For bonus points, put a bluetooth module / picoduino inside so that you can read out people's keystrokes without touching it again.