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

[Tony Godshall]

> 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.

I had an android phone i plugged into an airline-provided usb jack one
time ask me if it was ok to allow it to access my storage.  i promptly
unplugged it, wishing i'd had more foresight.  i plugged it into a
battery, and plugged the battery into the aircraft charger.