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After charger, Apple removes USB-C cable from the box (www.gizmochina.com)
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[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I too like to get mad at made up scenarios

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

If only.

Now, I don't know if it's in USBC cables, but it was in their lightning cables.

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/the-security-chip-inside-apples-lightning-cable-isnt-even-as-sophisticated-as-those-found-inside-printer-cartridges

Edit: apple isn't hiding this program, either. Nor should they. It has merit. But it can be abused, as it was with certified lighting cables.

Edit: also, I think it's funny that you assumed I was angry/mad about this hahahahaha I'm really not. I no longer buy apple, so it really doesn't affect me. And if I did buy apple, I don't think I would care that much, as when I did buy apple, I bought certified add-ons. I was simply pointing out the gap in the passed regulation. It seems that you're more upset about this than I am. Sorry my comment affected you this way--it was not my intention.

[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Now, I don't know if it's in USBC cables

It's not. Apple specifically follows the USB-PD standard, and went a long way in getting all the other competing standards (Qualcomm's Quick Charge, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge) to become compatible with USB-PD. Now, pretty much every USB-C to USB-C cable supports USB-PD.

Also a shout out to Google Engineer Benson Leung who went on a spree of testing cables and wall adapters for compliance with standards after a charger set his tablet on fire. The work he did between 2016-2018 went a long way in getting bad cables taken off the market.