Posted on Jan 22, 2017
Running low on battery? Japan is testing mobile USB chargers on buses
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Thought this was pretty interesting, then I remembered how usb chargers could be used to hack your computer, etc.
Running low on battery? Japan is testing mobile USB chargers on buses
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Posted 8 y ago
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It is possible, actually easy, to buy a charge-only cable. While the ends contain all the fittings for USB attachment, only the ones involved with delivery of electrical power are connected. They cannot be used to transmit data.
(Known because I bought one, and tried to use it to sync files between my computer and phone. Didn't work, and I thought my comp or phone had gone bloooey until I tried another cable.)
(Known because I bought one, and tried to use it to sync files between my computer and phone. Didn't work, and I thought my comp or phone had gone bloooey until I tried another cable.)
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