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I like that people think Apple saved a ton of money on the decision to not include a charger and should have passed on the savings. Really, is other costs could have increased, making no savings at all. Last charger was what, the 5W USB-A that a lot of people hate? For how many people complain how underpowered and overpriced Apple’s products are, there is a lot of complaints about not including their chargers. Heck, you can get third party chargers that were smaller, multi-port, and higher power, but we want to push Apple to include theirs? It is 2022 and Apple hasn’t included chargers since 2020, are we really saying people haven’t gotten a charger or computer or something with a USB-C port to charge the phone by now? To keep including chargers at this point is stupid as there is a ton in drawers. Many Android phones don’t include chargers. 

Paul_B said:

Twenty Five (25) hours of compute time!  Wow, lets code Dungeons and Dragons in black and white - that's not even coding one hour per day in a month - "Hey guys lets put our code on the cloud so it can be compromised - Great idea!" - Did I mention Open Source has been sharing code for 45 plus years.

That isn’t the point of this. Xcode to do the programming is still free. This is for compiling, testing, etc. People put their photos and other documents on the cloud, why is this different?

JFC_PA said:

entropys said:

JFC: You put your birthday in your appleID. 

Though is that date entry verified somehow?

No. 

While the cables is well done and looks like an ordinary cable, the threat possibility is overblown. The documentation, article and website lists no threats to iPhones, etc. This seems mainly to host computers. The average person isn't picking one up as they are looking to buy a $5 cable, not something $50, $100, or $200. There is no documentation on what the maximum range is and it uses a tiny chip antenna. The range is going to be on the low end of Wifi and we know Wifi has problems. Add in walls, desk, and computers themselves, you are severely limiting range. Wrap some foil around the active end and the wifi is done. 

What real life situations are you going to use this? Hope there is free wifi nearby as you are unlikely to know the person't wifi passwords? Have another device nearby to capture the wifi? The cable must be plugged in to even get power and according to documentation, requires only 5v, otherwise you can fry it, even on USB-C. Sending these out randomly to people isn't going to work, as there is no way to get the payload out, unless the wifi can connect. Best case is having physical access to the person and able to follow them. Nearby apartment, cafe, airport, or someplace they charge at, within range.

The main problem is there is no security with cables. Most people will never be affected. Buy your own cables from known brands, from known good stores. Don't hookup unknown usb cables, devices, or chargers.  

Remember this when you hear developers complain about not having their own App Store and full control. Things will get worse.