[conspire] Warning: You'll never get your time back from this thread

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

> On May 11, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Mike Higashi <mhigashi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sunday, May 8, 2016, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> >
> > So, I thought, broken Kindle, or four broken cables?
> 
> In some cases, a USB cable that only carries power, but not data, is a feature. 
> 
> For example, when you plug your smartphone or tablet into a public charging station, you can't always be sure the station hasn't been modded (via addition of a Raspberry Pi, or similar device) so it sneaks malware onto attached devices.
> 
> I have one USB cable that has a user-operated switch in the middle that turns off data transfers.

That's a really good point and a very cool feature. Is it a particular brand?

Deirdre
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