Unfortunately, that approach will become less useful in the future, as all USB-C...

		comex on Nov 11, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Inside a low-budget consumer hardware espionage im... Unfortunately, that approach will become less useful in the future, as all USB-C cables that support USB 3 and/or high power contain a chip to advertise that fact[1]. (And then there are Thunderbolt cables, which look the same but require even more sophisticated electronics.) [1] https://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/analogwire/archive/2016/03/07/wh...

If anything this is just more reason to avoid USB-C.