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 @stooovie @EU_Commission I'm pretty sure there's virtually no USB-C cables *made* only for one of the two. There are "special" high capacity USB-C cables for high power draws, but there's not much one can do, it wouldn't really make sense to mandate *all* USB cables to be rated for 60W+ 7 comments
@stooovie That can happen, but is just due to wear and cheap materials (AFAIK)  @thm @stooovie To be fair, it was was advertised as such, to be able to charge your phone while still using it on the couch or in bed. Deliberate choice to make a fairly cheap 3m cable. As long as it's clearly specified, I don't really see the problem, though.  @goleztrol @thm is the cable also labelled as such? clearly labelled on the cable itself? if not, it only ever adds to the confusion  @goleztrol @thm @stooovie and they are useful if you want to charge at untrusted usb ports like when traveling on a train. makes it harder to be hacked if there is no data connection ;) Absolutely! That's exactly why I was looking for one, and why I know they're relatively rare, since I came up mostly empty - save for a handful of cables and/or adapters specifically made for that purpose, haha It's important to think of USB as a network, and an attack vector  @thm @stooovie @EU_Commission There are two types of USB-C cables when it comes to power draw – regular cables can handle up to 3A (60W at 20V), and high power cables can do up to 5A (100W at 20V). USB-PD 3.1 can do up to 240W by increasing the voltage to 48V, but I've been unable to find information whether this needs a new type of cable, or if it'll work over old ones. |
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@thm @EU_Commission I don't know if they're made that way but I have many cables that don't charge (anything) and also cables that charge and do not transfer data