• vodka@feddit.org
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    Man I read this as “all chargers must come with cables” as in you couldn’t buy just the charging brick and it would always come with a cable.

    What it actually means is that all chargers must have replaceable cables in the form of USB-C, no matter what they’re for.

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      DC power supplies where the device is a “brick” that plugs directly into the AC outlet without a cord between the outlet and the “brick”.

      EDIT: example:

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      It would contrast with a power supply that does have such a cord, like this:

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        Amazing I really hope these all just become USB-C

        Hope they make shavers etc also change with USB-C

        I have 3 shavers, all of them use a different special cable -_-

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          These normally are the devices that provide USB-C (from wall power).

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      There are some security reasons you might not want to do that. If you’re using an untrusted USB power supply — say, an airport charging station — using a power-only cord avoids any potential attack vector from the charger.

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        I agree with you, but they should be clearly labeled as such.

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          No dispute there.

          Another option might be to have a “data-only adapter”.

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      Thin wires just for charging are more convenient. Heck, i would like a thinner HDMI cable for my portable monitor, since it has only 1080p.