• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      59 months ago

      What’s the reason? A slightly cheaper cable where data isn’t needed?

      • @Sparkega
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        619 months ago

        Eliminates a malicious threat vector. Gives you piece of mind to charge your devices without worry that what you connect to is going to interact with your device.

          • @Sparkega
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            39 months ago

            I’ll give you a piece of my mind.

            Just kidding. Thanks for the correction

      • @eyeon
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        269 months ago

        it’s also safer when wanting to charge from untrusted chargers, though you can still get an adapter to block the data pins or just bring your own wall charger/battery when traveling

    • @[email protected]
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      29 months ago

      I think power only cables should exist because they are significantly cheaper, but they should have some kind of marking to differentiate them enforced by the standard