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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Do you protect your USB port? (github.com)

submitted 1 day ago by j1racoon@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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...by physically removing a port (who would do that) or using the software?

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

Yes because the keyboard and mouse were via the serial PS connectors, but the IT dudes could have just opened the case and unplugged the USB headers instead of permanently filling the slots with glue.