The security angle isn't a silly one.
There was a talk at Kiwicon recently (no video or presso unfortunately) which detailed what you could do to a server if you were a malicious USB device. 

https://www.kiwicon.org/the-con/talks/#e197

Not that the ATLAS probe is malicious, but does RIPE certify their entire supply chain?

Dean

On Wednesday, 30 December 2015, Bashir Yusuf <y.bashir@firstwave.ng> wrote:
Here in Nigeria facing Same issues wih power and some To my surprise thinking the probe could be a means of security breach, but I have acquired some USB chargers and will add them to my distribution, thank God we import every type of electronic "Junk" I could find all sorts of plugs.

Bashir Yusuf
CTO- VP Operations
First Wave Networks
Suite 22, 1st Avenue Gwarimpa,
Abuja, Nigeria
+2347031986969
www.firstwave.ng

On 29 Dec 2015 18:38, Gaurab Raj Upadhaya <gaurab@lahai.com> wrote:
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> I got a bunch of USB power supplies, with different plugs, from 'Sim
> Lim' (electronics market in Singapore) to hand out with the probes.
> they are all sold as phone chargers. This was more effective - but
> then with every country in Asia with different plugs, had to amass all
> sorts of plug. Thankfully, they sell every types in Singapore. :)
>
> It may be worthwhile to ask Ambassadors if they need power supplies to
> go with the probes, and of what type. But if the choice is to just
> send the Euro plugs with the probes, then I think it's a waste.
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> - -gaurab
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