Comment 5 for bug 1879211

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Tomás Zubiri (tzubiri) wrote :

@AlexMurray

Genuine question. Does this mean that I shouldn't connect untrusted usb devices to my computer because it can unilaterally decide to snoop my traffic? So far my understanding has been that usb devices cannot run arbitrary programs and are thus safe to connect, with the exception of specific security exploits.
This counters my expectations because a usb device would not need to rely on an exploit to compromise my computer, just legitimately use a feature.