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Story: UK military bans iPods from HQs

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Posted by: David Tai (Tuesday 13 July 2004, 2:10 PM)

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A question abt the commander's quote:

"With USB devices, if you plug it straight into the computer you can bypass passwords and get right on the system," RAF Wing Commander Peter D'Ardenne told Reuters...

how exactly does THAT happen? or is the good commander trying to play up the security risk? yes, USB devices are security risks but they're not THAT powerful. unless i'm missing something..

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