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Charge with Protection

With USB charging ports everywhere, when you plug in your phone to charge it in an airport or taxi, how do you know your data is protected? USB supports both power and data, so it’s possible your data is being transferred off while your phone is being charged. You can also see these quick charge stations at conferences and airports where you actually lock your phone in a locker for 20 minutes. There’s no regulation on these stations so there is no way to know who’s providing these stations. (Personal note: Probably not the Russian Mafia in most cases).

Enter PortaPow: PortaPow provides Data Block adapters. Essentially, it only providers the physical connections for power. The pins/connectors are missing for data, making it physically impossible to actually get to the data ports so they can hack your phone (or tablet or Type-C PC). You can protect your phones with this tiny adapter.

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