Dan GoodinJun 26, 2023

Remember those unwarranted warnings about juice jacking in airports from public phone charging kiosks at airports and other venues? The misinfo isn't just repeated by the FCC and other government agencies. Security snake oil companies like Osomprivacy (osomprivacy.com) also do it. This email promoting the completely unnecessary "privacy cable" even cites an article I wrote 2 months ago explaining why juice jacking is BS. When I pointed out to him that he was spreading misinfo, he only doubled down. I will be staying as far away from Osomprivacy as possible.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/fearmongering-over-public-charging-stations-needs-to-stop-heres-why/

Those scary warnings of juice jacking in airports and hotels? They’re mostly nonsense

Juice jacking attacks on mobile phones are nonexistent. So why are we so afraid?

Ars Technica
Show threadDan Goodin
Sadly, some ZDNet writers also continue to spread this misinfo.
Jun 26, 2023 at 5:29pmWeb
Show threadRandom Damage 🌻Jun 26, 2023
@dangoodin regardless, a conventional outlet with your USB charger of choice is always safe and will probably give you better charge rates than whetever ancient USB-A connector a hotel or airport provides
Show threadi.grokJun 26, 2023
@RandomDamage @dangoodin yeah, but the USB condom won't
Show threadkeen456 keen456Jun 26, 2023
@dangoodin That surprises me- he used to be more rigorous (or maybe I'm remembering incorrectly?)