# Dock station

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/dock-station/21938
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-10-30T04:31:52Z
**Posts:** 5

## Post 1 by @throwcut — 2024-10-30T04:31:52Z

how risky is it to use a dock station ( anker, ugreen..etc) compared to plugging directly to the computer itself ? they don’t require you to install drivers or special software , can the dock log or have access to the internet especially if you have ethernet connection with the dock itself.

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## Post 2 by @pinkandwhite — 2024-10-30T09:02:02Z

the risk isn’t zero, but if you’re sticking to reputable, widely known and used brands, you probably don’t have to account for this as a risk

consider also that with TLS being a thing, it makes packet capture more noticeable (i.e., to get the really juicy stuff, you’d need to trick the system into trusting a dodgy root CA for decryption)

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## Post 3 by @BionicBison — 2024-10-30T14:31:39Z

I feel like this would only be realistic in a super targeted attack. Otherwise you’re adding a bunch of costly hardware and engineering to manage logging and sending this data just to hopefully sell to a user valuable enough to recoup this cost? That or the user pays for this up front which means way less people would buy it. Most attackers would get a way better ROI by just sending thousands of phishing emails :slight_smile:

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## Post 4 by @anon48875053 — 2024-10-30T14:37:11Z

If you buy from a reputable brand, then there is nothing to worry about.

I lost trust in Anker after this: [Anker finally comes clean about its Eufy security cameras | The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/23573362/anker-eufy-security-camera-answers-encryption)

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## Post 5 by @BionicBison — 2024-10-30T15:45:59Z

You certainly don’t have to give them your money after that controversy, but I don’t think anyone with an Anker dock has to worry about actively adversarial hardware being part of it.