Gregory's Server@stooovie That can happen, but is just due to wear and cheap materials (AFAIK)
Ever since I've started buying quality cables, I haven't needed to replace them nearly as often.
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 @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 |
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I have a long USB cable that only charges. This cable has only two wires and couldn't even be used for data.
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.