From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-07 12:26, R.Wieser wrote:   
   > Java Jive,   
   >   
   >> I fail to see how this could have plugged any security hole!   
   >   
   > When a phones battery is going low there are people who do not see any   
   > problems with plugging their USB cable into an available USB port somewhere   
   > (at work, while traveling).  Some companies even have special "charger   
   > ports" for that.   
   >   
   > Now imagine you have data-transfer enabled, and some black hat is just   
   > waiting for you to plug your smartphone into their puter / manipulated   
   > charger port.   
   >   
   > This "confirm data exchange" step has been added *to protect you* from that.   
   >   
   > Yes, its a nuissance when you only plug your phone into your own 'puter   
   > and/or only charge it with your own known-to-be-good wall-wart.   For all   
   > other cases - for the majority of users  - they get warned about an   
   > attempted malicious(?) access to their phone.  Which is a good thing.   
      
   Reminds me.   
      
   To connect my phone to Android Auto in my car, the thing has first to   
   connect via Bluetooth, and I have to put my fingerprint to unlock my phone.   
      
   Recently I took my car to be serviced, and I got a complimentary   
   substitution car. Same model as mine, but more modern. I just plugged it   
   and it connected, no questions. I was a bit surprised. I thought my   
   phone should have the control to connect or not.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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