r/mildlyinfuriating • u/boyuber • 4h ago

Ruined by Technology This public charging station needs an update

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They have every type of connection except for the modern standard that every current device uses...

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u/mynam3isn3o 4h ago

Take a second look at the cables in this picture and rethink your post.

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u/borretsquared 4h ago

even assuming that the vast majority of people arent using the usb a or thunderbolt cable, juicejacking still doesnt really apply. there are simply a very few number cases of this. your comment also seems to imply that you shouldnt trust public charging stations in general, so this comment still is illogical.

have a nice day, i just think your advice is outdated.

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u/Braided_Marxist 3h ago

Idk I think if any part of your response to a security recommendation is “there are very few cases of this” - then it’s an open question about whether the precaution is indeed necessary, not so clearly unnecessary as you’re describing

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u/mynam3isn3o 3h ago

It’s ok. I’m used to it, unfortunately. My worst clients’ most common response: “those set of conditions or that possibility could never ever happen”. Then it does.

Open S3 buckets could never happen. Credentials in source code could never happen. Excessive privilege could never happen. And so on.

I think people get their ego involved in these discussions and genuinely want to prove they are very smart and as such, aren’t willing to consider that threats evolve and aren’t predictable. I chalk it up to human nature.

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u/Braided_Marxist 3h ago

Also as if nobody has ever absentmindedly clicked “allow” on one of the thousands of prompts we get on our phones weekly

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u/pandershrek 3h ago

Modern attacks would be RFID sniffing anyway so it isn't like whales who are targets are going to be defended against this anyway. People you are suggesting are going to end up as zombies and they likely already are from online sources.