I've seen some with keyrings for years now- just because they "look" like a key doesn't make them more of a "security threat" or not.
How many times have you walked in to an office building and seen this:
Security Guard: Please empty your pockets on the counter sir.
Gentleman: What?
Sir, we're checking for electronic surveillance devices, electronic storage devices and espionage paraphernalia in general.
Alright, I guess...
What's this? A flash drive? Call the boss Harry...
The only place I see this as a problem is in defense contracting agencies (like the recent Marine One debacle). I would hope the military has policy about prohibiting electronic storage devices in general... but I don't think these "keys" pose any more threat than me taping a flash drive up under my... armpit... if I really wanted to steal some sensitive documents.
It's not
more of a threat, it's just another tool that can be used and added to the watch list. For those companies and institutions who really have a handle on security that is. There are lots of ways to steal things. Sometimes it's the most obvious solution. Pathetic companies and the CIA. I mean the airport has a better handle security it seems rather than the CIA.
Personally, I feel like DOD or other government body should have hardware specifically developed for their sole us only. Civilian data storage products should be banned from use. Hey, we all love China... **Sarcastic wink**
Then you have employees taking home hard drives full of credit card numbers and what have you with out encryption? You read about it on the net all the time. It takes two seconds to go into a laptop's BIOS and lock down the hard drive. Not the greatest, but at least you've actually done something. :roll: People need training seminars at their work place!!! :lol:
