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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by JohnFen on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @07:06PM (#18811609)
But that's only for high voltage charging, right? You can still get 5V without negotiation, if I understand correctly. If so, that's a tradeoff I would be perfectly fine with.
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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by akerl_ on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:01AM (#18813182)
USB-C is being used to power things where 5V is not remotely sufficient. So while for some devices (cell phones, largely) 5V is a plausible tradeoff, I don't really see a world where many MacBook / Chromebook / etc users opt for 5V max charging power.
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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by JohnFen on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:10PM (#18817437)
Fair enough, but I was really just talking about safety when using public charging points, which implies smaller devices. Also, I was really talking about what I find acceptable. Other people's mileage may vary.
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