Appreciation post: I started using a $5 USB data blocker for public charging stations after my phone got weirdly slow at the Denver airport.

It turns out the port was trying to sync data, not just charge, so now I always carry one and ask if anyone has a preferred brand that's held up.

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4 Comments

jones.nancy13d ago

Oh man, that's sneaky! Guess the airport just really wanted my vacation photos.

uma_martinez13d agoProlific Poster

Sneaky is right. They probably just want to sell that data to whoever will buy it.

jenkins.reese10d ago

My phone once auto-connected to "Starbucks WiFi" in a bus station and I got three alerts about login attempts from Latvia. Tbh I'm pretty sure my most valuable data is a folder of really bad logo sketches from 2018. If they want to sell those, more power to them, the buyer is gonna be disappointed.

james_campbell1210d ago

Denver airport is the one that got you? That place is a nightmare. My cousin's phone started downloading a whole contact list full of Chinese names after he plugged in there last year. It wasn't just slow, it was actively stealing info. Five bucks for a data blocker seems like the cheapest insurance you can buy.