Ok one thing, its not about using usb sticks to save files on a public computer. Its about having access to public computers by means of the software contained on the usb drive. I don't know about scripts or executables but I'd be surprised if most people interested in a portable screenreading solution do to be honest -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray's Home Sent: 12 October 2005 16:54 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: tonight's intouch All very well Sunil talking about people using USB sticks to save files on a public computer. However, here we are talking about running executables and/or scripts, a different matter. Andrew and others more knowledgable about this have commented, and maybe will comment again. Ray Personal emails: Email me at mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:38 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: tonight's intouch | Security implications? I'm interested to know what you're referring to. As | someone said earlier, people use the usb drives on PCs in internet cafes and | hotels and other public places all the time - digi cameras and thumb drives | for instance. | | -----Original Message----- | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of | yusuf | Sent: 12 October 2005 14:35 | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [access-uk] Re: tonight's intouch | | Hi Ian, yep your right. I was just surprised that the security implications | weren't touched upon. | Yusuf | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:29 AM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: tonight's intouch | | | > Hi Yuisuf, | > | > As you know I wasn't involved in that item but Sunil did highlight the | > problem of lack of USB when one of the computers he tried didn't have a | > port, or at least he couldn't find it. | > | > Cheers now. | > | > Ian | > | > -----Original Message----- | > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf | > Of yusuf | > Sent: 12 October 2005 09:22 | > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: tonight's intouch | > | > | > Andrew, Thanks for the info. I'm not criticising the Freedom box or | > comparing it to any other solution for accessing a public computer. I | > was | > trying to point out the difficulties as I saw them of taking such a | > device | > and plugging it in to a USB port on a public computer. I just felt that | > the | > program should have pointed out both the fact that some public computers | > | > won't even have a USB port and others that do either won't allow you to | > plug | > in your device or as you say the software on the PC won't allow the | > device | > to have proper access. | > | > Yusuf | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 11:12 PM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: tonight's intouch | > | > | >> Hi, | >> | >> The Freedom box is actually very respectful of a lot of policy | >> settings, and unless the system has been locked down to such a degree | >> that it is unusable by the sighted person that needs to use it, it | >> will work. A lot of people need to plug in USB devices into machines | >> in caffes etc because of saving data to a thumb drive. Quite often | >> when you leave the caffe the system is wiped to how it was at the | >> beginning, usually using some quick restore mechanism built into | >> specialist software for the specific purpose. | >> | >> The problems are when we need special software like authorization or | >> video intercept managers to be loaded, as this is just practially not | >> possible. | >> | >> Andrew. | >> -----Original Message----- | >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On | >> Behalf Of yusuf | >> Sent: 11 October 2005 22:14 | >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >> Subject: [access-uk] tonight's intouch | >> | >> Hi all, I was slightly surprised when listening to tonight's intouch | >> item on the Freedom box that someone didn't mention the likelyhood | >> that a blind person wouldn't simply be able to go up to a computer in | >> an internet cafae, | >> library or university and just plug in this external USB device. | > In-fact | >> I'm | >> even more surprised that someone in one of the three places that Sunil | >> tried | >> to use the freedom box didn't ask him what he thought he was up to. I | >> know | >> the program is very tite but something as fundamental as this, should | >> have | >> been pointed out. A lot of les technologically minded people are going | >> to | >> have the idea that they can simply take this device an dplug it | >> anywhere. | >> Despite the fact that most publicly available computers won't allow | > this | >> and | >> many won't even have USB ports. | >> | >> Yusuf | >> | >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >> ** and in the Subject line type | >> ** unsubscribe | >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >> ** immediately-following link:- | >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >> ** or send a message, to | >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | >> | >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >> ** and in the Subject line type | >> ** unsubscribe | >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >> ** immediately-following link:- | >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >> ** or send a message, to | >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | >> | >> | > | > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > ** and in the Subject line type | > ** unsubscribe | > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | > ** immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | > ** or send a message, to | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | > | > | > http://www.bbc.co.uk/ | > | > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain | > personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically | > stated. | > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. | > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in | > reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. 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