> a USB condom is not a solution, it only prevents power sources using data channels. Of course it is not a perfect solution, but (like a real condom) it is a

> a USB condom is not a solution, it only prevents power sources using data channels. Of course it is not a perfect solution, but (like a real condom) it is a partial solution to the infection problem that is effective and not very burdensome. Charging is a major mode of vulnerability to USB attacks, quite likely the single biggest. And compared to the big, multi-sided task of redesigning USB and the systems around it, providing a USB condom for charging is cheap and straightforward. > "apparent" - you don't know what they're doing about this on the inside. Yes, this is why I used that qualifier. However, for a variety of reasons it does not seem probable that they happen to be preparing a big push on this issue internally.