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Another member suggested a new forum section with new products but it doesn't look like it will be feasible. So I thought I would post this here under General RVing Issues. If enough people post (even...
Forum Discussion
Earlier in the thread there was a discussion about emergency medical info on a thumb drive (flash drive, USB drive, etc etc).
If there was a time in the past where a hospital would look at info on a thumb drive, the recent Stuxnet virus is pretty much guaranteed to have IT depts across the world disallowing the use of such devices in the future. It's just too risky to computer systems, and even protected or isolated systems (like the system which runs the pharmacy or imaging devices). This is likely to be extended to any USB deice with memory and storage, like iPods, cameras, etc.
If there was a time in the past where a hospital would look at info on a thumb drive, the recent Stuxnet virus is pretty much guaranteed to have IT depts across the world disallowing the use of such devices in the future. It's just too risky to computer systems, and even protected or isolated systems (like the system which runs the pharmacy or imaging devices). This is likely to be extended to any USB deice with memory and storage, like iPods, cameras, etc.
