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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1634706">This is what I've been saying, The USB exploit this is built off of has been around for a long time (since, well, USB came around). Physical access to a machine has always equalled the possibility of compromised security since before the first keylogger was invented.I'm saying that this is really nothing new, and that it doesn't really affect most users. If you're in an office, dealing with sensitive information, obviously then this affects you more than the rest of us, and precautions should be taken.As I've always said in my Mac computer classes for going on 20 years now -- whether you work for the CIA or you just have nosey relatives in your home, it's a sound idea to have an automatic logout that requires a password to re-enter if you routinely step away from your computer.</blockquote>