*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1393612 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1393612
I've duped this against an earlier bug with much discussion, and links
off to further discussion.
Sadly there's no obvious good and easy solution. Consider:
- How would a user interact when plugging in the first keyboard or mouse?
- What if the malicious device was first only because it was 'earlier' in the
USB network?
- How would the system tell a keyboard-with-hub that a user intended to
buy from a keyboard-with-hub that a user didn't intend to buy?
- What would the interaction look like on a computer with no displays?
With a dozen displays? With a dozen seats?
USB is very flexible. Many devices are really multiple devices --
sometimes connected with internal hubs, sometimes they change their
runtime personality. And users expect them all to work in all
situations.
Thanks
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