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Re:FBI Warns Against Using Public USB Ports Due to Malware Risk by mjevans on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @05:11AM (#35522631)
I suspect some faster-charging specifications rely on data frames over the non-power lines, and if none currently do new ones might.
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Re:FBI Warns Against Using Public USB Ports Due to Malware Risk by falcolas on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @09:33AM (#35524906)
It does. Pretty much all charging modes above 5 watts requires some form of signal on a data line, if not outright negotiation.

But that fallback to 5 watts is still valuable in a hostile environment (which is, sadly, everywhere these days).

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