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   Howard to Snidely   
   Re: The Anti-Matrix   
   18 Aug 21 00:02:59   
   
   From: howdHol@yaooho.com   
      
   Snidely  wrote:   
      
   > On Sunday, Howard pointed out that ...   
   >   
   >> I didn't probe how they would handle social engineering situations   
   >> where someone impersonates the governor and demands they turn off the   
   >> water to prevent a dam from bursting.   
   >   
   > Easier to give them a USB for transferring data, without telling them   
   > it will spin the separators overspeed.   
      
   He mentioned that they have strict protocols for keeping thumbdrives out --   
   I don't know the details, but something about how they've locked down the   
   USB ports to prevent anything from being plugged into the systems. I'm not   
   sure how they get necessary data in and out. Crayons and paper maybe?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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