Anon Archived Apple is replacing its brilliant MacBook chargers with something worse (uk.businessinsider.com)
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Anon Archived Apple is replacing its brilliant MacBook chargers with something worse (uk.businessinsider.com)
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[–] zugz1m0reday ago (edited ago)
Interesting idea, but Ethernet over power-line doesn't work like that. Typically you need to have a device at each end where you plan on terminating the Ethernet. You can't just strip off an RJ45 connector and jam it into the wall socket and expect a signal, so why would you expect to plug in your AC adapter and expect Ethernet? Because USB-C? Nah. edit In theory, I could see a company design a power-adapter/Ethernet over power-line adapter. However, in my opinion, we're closer to the borrowing unknown charger cables vector. If you're really worried about your proposed attack vector then I would recommend to start looking for a USB-C data condom similar to this.
I'm more worried about cheap USB-C cables people will buy to save a buck, and ultimately damage their pricey computer.