<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div>On May 11, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Mike Higashi <<a href="mailto:mhigashi@gmail.com">mhigashi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sunday, May 8, 2016, Rick Moen <<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com">rick@linuxmafia.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> So, I thought, broken Kindle, or four broken cables?<br><br>In some cases, a USB cable that only carries power, but not data, is a feature. <br><br>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.<br><br>I have one USB cable that has a user-operated switch in the middle that turns off data transfers.<br></div></blockquote><br><div>That's a really good point and a very cool feature. Is it a particular brand?</div><div><br></div><div>Deirdre</div></body></html>