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USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

And excellent as an attack vector to crack computers you have physical access to.

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[–] ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

If an attacker has physical access to a computer, the game has already been lost.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago

Yes, in part because of attack vectors like this.

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[+] cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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