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Isn't this an artificial issue?
I am a bit perplexed concerning the issue raised,
Isn't the USB port just like a floppy drive or a CD-RW drive? You can get data on your computer or off your computer using them. You can even boot from them. And I hope these possibilities will not be blocked in the name of some mysterious "security concern". You want to have access to your computer.

If you do not want others to access your computer using the USB port or any of the disc drives, well
then lock your office door. Nobody is going to sneek in through the Internet and attach a spy Ipod to your USB port.

So what is the issue here, except that when I buy a computer I want to have unlimited access to it, not a BIOS that prevents to use my repair disk to boot or my camera to connect.
Posted by: ghetyei   Posted on: 09/28/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Let's just...  BitTwiddler | 09/28/04
You'd have to shut down Internet access also ...  worknman | 09/28/04
Exactly  alterego_z | 09/28/04
Windows is more of a security threat  ITGuy04 | 09/28/04
Idiot post  quietLee | 09/28/04
PKB  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/28/04
???  SC-man | 09/29/04
Windows is fine... just don't view any JPGs with it...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/28/04
USB Issues  Domb2 | 09/28/04
Isn't this an artificial issue?  ghetyei | 09/28/04
A very artificial issue and  brand police | 09/28/04
Not quite  rapson | 09/28/04
Agreed  Pinkerton | 09/29/04
Step 1- Disable USB in BIOS. Step 2-Password protect BIOS  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/28/04
What about USB mice/keyboards?  rdwhitti | 09/28/04
I agree...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/28/04
and ....  V Sanders | 09/28/04
Poetic Justice  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/28/04
Sure its true but their are third party products to prevent this  spam@... | 09/28/04
Corkscrew  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/28/04
More FUD  keyboard_express | 09/28/04
if only their was a easy set of config files, registry is such a mess  V Sanders | 09/28/04
Undeserved bad rap for USB ...  George Mitchell | 09/28/04
And then there are thin clients ...  George Mitchell | 09/29/04
To compromise date, you only need two things  Sir_Chancealot | 09/30/04
If you're that concerned about it.  John L. Ries | 10/01/04
My six step guide to solve the USB madness problem  kule | 10/13/04
USB Drive Access Control Solution !!!  Anasmaq@... | 11/23/09

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