[AusNOG] AusNOG 2022 was awesome

[Mark Caetano]

Consensus (after SomeOne offered theirs up for sacrifice) is that it’s a USB data blocker. Basically drops the data pins when charging over USB. 

https://offgrid.co/blogs/journal/what-is-a-data-blocker-and-why-you-need-one-today

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Regards,
Mark Caetano

Sent from my iPhone

> On 5 Sep 2022, at 09:05, Philip Loenneker <Philip.Loenneker at tasmanet.com.au> wrote:
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> Thank you everyone who contributed to the event, whether that was helping with organisation, providing content, sponsorship, just being there, or arranging for your staff attend. I always enjoy it, and feel lucky to be part of such an awesome community. I especially enjoyed the presentations from our NZ friends – they were very entertaining. And of course seeing Vint Cerf was a real treat!
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> I have a question about the gift bag… what is the IAA USB gadget? I have a general rule of not plugging in untrusted USB devices so I haven’t done anything with it yet. It appears to be a USB A male and female connector with some unknown function in the middle. It could be a keylogger, simulated keyboard for pranks, a USB drive or wireless dongle plus hub combo, a very small USB extension cable, or any number of other things.
>  
> Regards,
> Philip Loenneker | Senior Network Engineer
> Field Solution Group
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