News The 'BusKill' USB Cable Secures Your Laptop Against Thieves

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A software engineer created BusKill, a custom USB cable that can trigger actions when it's removed from a Linux laptop.

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[bit_user]

I like the idea of auto-locking the screen, if the laptop gets snatched. However, I'd be far too worried about accidental disconnections to use any sort of destructive mitigations.