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    216 days ago

    What is the point of this article? ”Cable advertised as containing a microchip and antenna revealed to contain microchip and antenna!”?

    I had been neutral on this particular outlet, but on the search filter it goes.

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      6 days ago

      I think it’s more like “look how easy it would be to hide complex electronics in your regular cables”

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          06 days ago

          Being that it’s USB-C, which is much smaller, yes, it’s news.

          There are a lot of C-to-C connections today, with A on its way out. Seeing the same tech embedded in C is rather worrisome - I don’t have an electron microscope to examine the cables I buy.

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            16 days ago

            I meant the concept of compromised plugs and sockets in general shouldnt be news to anyone. I guess it is tho and that is not good.