Disable USB drives on public computers

I understand this, and that many libraries would not want to
implement 
such a procedure because it would interfere with their own
defined 
fair-use of their public workstations.  However, I've been
asked before 
on this listserve how to disable USB drives on public
computers, so I 
thought I would pass this along for those who find it
useful.  Whether 
to use it or not, whether it fits your institution's
policies, is for 
your institution to determine.

Thanks,

Brian
Charles Shumar wrote:
 > Do the computers have CD-ROMs or Floppy drives?
 > You could do this from both of those too - are they
disabled?
 >
 >
 >>>> -----Original Message-----
 >>>> From: web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org
 >>>> [mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org]On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
 >>>> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 3:26 PM
 >>>> To: Thomas Dowling; web4libwebjunction.org
 >>>> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Disable USB drives
on public computers
 >>>>
 >>>>
 >>>> Or I might want to reboot your computer
from my USB drive with my own
 >>>> operating system so I could hack into your
computer.
 >>>>
 >>>> Wilfred (Bill) Drew
 >>>> E-mail: mailto:drewwemorrisville.edu
 >>>> AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4
"They that can give up essential 
liberty to obtain a little temporary
 >>>> safety deserve neither liberty nor
safety." (Benjamin Franklin)
 >>>>
 >>>>
 >>>>> -----Original Message-----
 >>>>> From: web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org 
[mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org] On Behalf Of
 >>>> Thomas Dowling
 >>>>> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 3:23 PM
 >>>>> To: web4libwebjunction.org
 >>>>> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Disable USB
drives on public computers
 >>>>>
 >>>>> On 4/28/2006 3:11 PM,
 >>>> travelinlibrarian.8248287bloglines.com wrote:
 >>>>>> O.k. I'll bite. What do you have
on a public computer that
 >>>>> you don't want
 >>>>>> someone copying to a USB drive.
Further, as a patron, I
 >>>>> want to run my portable
 >>>>>> Firefox and would be suitably
upset if you didn't let me...
 >>>>> Hear, hear!
 >>>>> Or maybe I just want to save my search
results without paying a 
dollar a
 >>>>> page for color printing...
 >>>>>
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