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Discussion on: NYTimes warns of USB "juice jacking"

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Ryan Smith

On Android devices, plugging in a USB cord that is also plugged into a computer provides options on what the USB should be used for:

Android USB Options Screenshot

It defaults to "No data transfer", so I'm not sure if this is a real issue unless the user changes that setting after connecting. I could be mistaken on this though.

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Ha Tuan Em • Edited

I think connect is connect. Not important what thing choose. So they can do anything if your device connected to computer. This is my idea 🙂