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From: Harald Schmitt <linux@hschmitt.de>
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Subject: Re: Why doesn't plugins/sixaxis.c set devices as Trusted?
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Am 07.07.2015 um 06:31 schrieb Alexander Holler:
> Am 06.07.2015 um 15:17 schrieb Bastien Nocera:
>> Hey,
>>
>> I don't understand the reason why plugins/sixaxis.c doesn't set the
>> device as trusted when plugged in.
>
> It's because of security. If you trust a bluetooth device on Linux,
> you're trusting it for all services.
Just as a side note: This is not a good security rule. Why should I 
trust a game controller on any other service then controlling my game moves?


Best regrads,
Harald