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Review on πŸ”’ Enhanced PortaPow USB Data Blocker (Red) - Ultimate Protection against Juice Jacking by Carlos Long

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Fixed charging problem in my car

I bought this adapter to solve a connection problem in my car. I have a 2012 Hyundai that includes a feature where it can connect to an iPhone via USB and play music from your library. If your iPhone is from 2012. My modern iPhone doesn't work well with the car's firmware, resulting in it constantly trying to reconnect to the car when plugged into USB. I just wanted to be able to charge my phone while driving and this bug prevented that. Enter PortaPow - it disables data connections on the USB connection and only lets power through. This is a very simple solution that works great in my case. It's also interesting that this device can be used to protect your phone from sophisticated malware attacks emanating from untrusted USB ports (like an airport charging station). Because this adapter prevents daisy-chaining and only allows power, it's a great tool for security-conscious travelers.

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