What's the point of these thing?

Just in case.

>>52383692

it's hardware encryption. It locks the memomry card, preventing it from being read from

>>52383692
Read only

to prevent accidental deletion

Photographers have to shuffle around a shitload of those cards. You mark them read only after you fill a card so you dont accidentally wipe shots you havent transferred when youre reusing cards.

>>52383692
Didn't grow up with VHS or 3.5' Floppy.
Sure is neo-/g/en here.

>ITT retards who can't read
He clearly wants to imply they're mostly useless nowadays.

>>52383692
Prevents virus from coyping itself onto the card.

>>52383692
Newfag

They are useless and they break easily
had to put superglue on mine because it would switch to lock everytime I put in on my laptop

>>52384174
I use thin scotch tape, this way it's reversible

>>52384222
almost got it stuck in the card reader with tape so it had to be glued

>>52383765
>Read only
Too bad it's software only so it doesn't do fuck all.