USB - C is a fantastic raw banner for almost everything , unless you have a stinking cable , in which lawsuit you mightaccidentally fry your laptop computer . The hoi polloi behind USB - C understandably see this as a problem , so a fix is in the works .
The solvent is reasonably wide-eyed : when you plug in a USB - hundred cable system that ’s been verified by the USB Implementers Forum ( USB - IF ) , it will verbalize to your machine over an encrypted connexion to corroborate that it ’s legit , and what sort of saddle or datum transference it ’s capable of .
The authentication will chance before any data or power is transferred between devices , which should put a stop to poorly - made cables fry the devices they ’re plug in to .
But it will also make life history a peck more secure : computers could be dress up to only accept datum carry-over from verified USB twist , mean the one-time security measure trick of dropping USB joint infect with malware wo n’t work .
It also open up some sketchier possibility : at the second , there ’s a whole bungalow diligence of people making $ 3 Lightning cable television for iPhones , without bothering to use Apple ’s made - for - iPhone programme . If devices could be configured to only accept certified cables or accessory , it ’s prosperous to see gimmick makers abusing the programme to draw everyone to corrupt painfully expensive own - blade dongles .
In either case , it will credibly be a while until the new broadcast affects you . existent gimmick that can accept microcode update will be promote to the new standard finally , but simpler cable or accessories will have to be replaced . Even if hardware manufacturers get on board immediately , it will likely be months or years until you see the new standards in the wild . In the meantime , remember tocheck before you buy .
[ Ars Technica ]
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