>> But Stefan's approach went another way: ask the user (they are, after >> all, those sticking the thing into the port). If you stick your device >> to a charger and it asks you "is connecting to this keyboard OK?", >> it's on you to say "HELL, NO!" :-) >> Having that as an option makes sense. > Sure. But I thought charging ports were done and dusted about > five posts upthread (power-only cable/power bank/mains adapter). > The approach is akin to assuming all fuel pumps have had a > credit-card skimmer installed (but more practical).
We've learned to make it tolerable for random end users in the context of Bluetooth (rather than only for those paranoid ones which walk around with power-banks and mains chargers), so I wish we could do the same for USB. 🙂 It's not like people usually spend a large amount of time connecting USB devices. === Stefan
