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TSA issues major warning over USB charging ports for travelers at US airports
The Mirror US ^
| May 26, 2025
| Jack Hobbs
Posted on 05/27/2025 4:09:30 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Imagine traveling without a cell phone, laptop or IPAD glued to your ass....
I miss the days when phones were attached to a wall, an Atlas was your travel guide and you got your news from newspapers and one of 3 networks that actually reported real factual news.
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posted on
05/27/2025 6:23:37 AM PDT
by
maddog55
(The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
To: Ex-Con777
This is an excellent suggestion. Chinese blackhats have even been able to make USB cords that contain circuitry hidden inside the connectors! A USB data blocker will prevent this hacking approach.
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posted on
05/27/2025 6:30:09 AM PDT
by
dinodino
( Cut it down anyway. )
To: where's_the_Outrage?
You can get USB adapters that only allow power to flow through, no data.
To: mabarker1
It’s really simple. DO NOT GO TO ANY AIRPORT !!!
Not that simple, we have family, properties, & assets in Thailand and there's no way to drive there from here.
To: T.B. Yoits
Or use a USB-C adapter that blocks the data pin and sends only power through.
To: BitWielder1
I’ve almost always used the “free” USB ports to connect to my battery pack, then charge my phone off the battery pack. Or, plug my laptop into a 110 V outlet, and charge my phone from the laptop.
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posted on
05/27/2025 7:17:23 AM PDT
by
ro_dreaming
(Who knew "Idiocracy", "1984", "Enemy of the State", and "Person of Interest" would be non-fiction?)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Bring your TSA-compliant power brick or battery pack and plug in there."The word "compliant" in the same sentence as the 3-letter code for any dot gov agency (TSA in this case) raises concern. Even with our guys in charge, do we trust them?
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posted on
05/27/2025 7:22:40 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE fSPEECH! )
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Not that simple, we have family, properties, & assets in Thailand and there's no way to drive there from here. And those lovely cruise ships take WAYYY too long!
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posted on
05/27/2025 7:27:07 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE fSPEECH! )
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
So, what kind of TSA/airport moron hired USB installation techs who installed power ports — the USB plug — that can transmit data? That is BS, technically. That had to be deliberate.
As to WiFi, of course. That is a communication device, by definition it has to transmit data, including malware.
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posted on
05/27/2025 7:51:33 AM PDT
by
bobbo666
To: bobbo666
“So, what kind of TSA/airport moron hired USB installation techs who installed power ports — the USB plug — that can transmit data?”
Where did you get that idea?
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posted on
05/27/2025 7:54:24 AM PDT
by
TexasGator
(1.1.'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
To: JimRed
Get real. Here's a cruise that lasts 154 days for only $106K.
https://www.cruisecritic.com/find-a-cruise/destination-thailand/departure-port-florida?isBot=true
Or I have make it less than 30 hours for $3400 Business Class.
To: mabarker1
“It’s really simple. DO NOT GO TO ANY AIRPORT !!!”
Duh, you have to go to the airport to catch the plane!
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posted on
05/27/2025 7:56:23 AM PDT
by
TexasGator
(1.1.'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
To: TexasGator
please help out a tech-challenged old lady.
1) How does one obtain USB data blockers?
2) Is it okay to plug into the ports on the plane?
TIA
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posted on
05/27/2025 8:19:20 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
To: TexasGator
"What was your concern about the scanning?"The TSA (and whoever they share with) does not need a biometric scan of my eyes and face in their database.
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posted on
05/27/2025 8:23:36 AM PDT
by
UnwashedPeasant
(The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
To: TexasGator
Just spotted the answer to my first question at #10.
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posted on
05/27/2025 8:23:43 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
To: Bigg Red
Amazon, USB data blocker.
No issue on planes.
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posted on
05/27/2025 8:24:17 AM PDT
by
TexasGator
(1.1.'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
To: UnwashedPeasant
“The TSA (and whoever they share with) does not need a biometric scan of my eyes and face in their database.”
The scan does not go into their database.
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posted on
05/27/2025 8:26:25 AM PDT
by
TexasGator
(1.1.'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
To: TexasGator
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posted on
05/27/2025 8:36:57 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
The fix is easy. Just have a USB cable that uses ONLY the two wires that are POWER. Do not have ANY connection to the two DATA wires!
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posted on
05/27/2025 8:49:44 AM PDT
by
ktw
(72 ID, Finally Retired after 25 years!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Bring your own powerpack, and stay out of financial apps of any kind when using public Wifi.
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posted on
05/27/2025 8:58:31 AM PDT
by
Wuli
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