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		RL_Quine on Feb 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 0day vulnerability in firmware for HiSilicon-based... Nope. Even USB cables now have active electronics and a microprocessor in them.

BubRoss on Feb 6, 2020 | [–]

They don't have to. USB is four wires.

Piskvorrr on Feb 6, 2020 | | [–]

...and 500 mA maximum. Anything above that, and things get Complicated.

RL_Quine on Feb 6, 2020 | | | [–]

USB-C is not 4 wires.

outworlder on Feb 5, 2020 | [–]

Batteries too.

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