Agreed. The OP is overly optimistic in their assessment. A rogue USB device which can enter input, is pretty much game over. It can do anything on your computer that a physical user can. Phoning home and installing a boatload of malware before you can even blink would be a good start.
Windows users in particular have been conditioned to not react to evil things like autoplay when inserting USB devices. "Don't mind me, I'm just installing drivers". I've seen USB headphones (!) launch programs on first insert. By the time you click "cancel", any number of things could have happened.
Windows users in particular have been conditioned to not react to evil things like autoplay when inserting USB devices. "Don't mind me, I'm just installing drivers". I've seen USB headphones (!) launch programs on first insert. By the time you click "cancel", any number of things could have happened.