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Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by joecool1029 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:47PM (#34813874)
>USB cables available online from any arbitrary retailer could be so wildly out of spec they burn out gadgets, or include some phone home thing.

Apple's tristar (or whatever they call it now on new models) should reject anything out of spec, I don't think a cable should be ultimately trusted that it will work due to very real world wear scenarios.

Phone home is probably tin foil hat thinking.

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Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by haliskerbas on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:48PM (#34814350)
> Phone home is probably tin foil hat thinking.

Probably, but also be careful which cable you're using! https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable

This one is physically exactly the same as an Apple Lighting cable, but contains a WiFi Server and a bunch of other doodads

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Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by happymellon on Thursday February 16, 2023 @02:57AM (#34816164)
Wow, that's a really good price for such a neat hack.
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