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[–] 32 points 9 months ago (4 children)

C-to-C is even worse because Usb-C requires a chip in the connector, and you never know what that chip is capable of. Usb-A would only have a chip in it if it's been tampered with.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah I was hoping the smaller form factor would make it difficult to fit in extra malicious hardware.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    This was the smallest Bluetooth chip back in 2017. I can't even imagine what else they can fit into the form factor of a USB-C plug nowadays.

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  • [–] 22 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Released last year, TI MSPM0C1104

    The MSPM0C1104 is a 24 MHz Arm Cortex-M0+ based device with up to 16 KB of flash and 1 KB of SRAM. It has a 12-bit ADC with three channels, six GPIO pins, and typical communication interfaces like UART, SPI, and I²C. It is an ultra-low-power 32-bit MCU well suited for compact battery-powered designs.

    https://www.electronics-lab.com/texas-instruments-unveils-mspm0c1104-worlds-smallest-microcontroller-for-space-constrained-applications/

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