I thought a similar thing myself. The USB drive seems to be the weakest spot of this whole thing, especially with how prevalent USB-based infections are (Stuxnet, anyone?), and the fact that sophisticated enough malware can operate completely autonomously.<p>I also wonder what other things they may have locked down on the laptop itself to try to stymie key exfiltration? I assume they pulled the wifi&#x2F;bluetooth chip, but what about the speakers? After all - the whole ceremony is being broadcast live, and depending on the audio degradation from the live stream the speakers may actually be stable enough for successful data exfil.<p>I&#x27;m also curious if they attempt to do any power cleaning&#x2F;shielding to prevent any forms of tempest monitoring?