hypothetically, it's likely they're not making it to hack people, they're just making the cheapest possible connector they can. they stole the design from people who stole the design from other people who stole the design from somebody who was unpersoned by the ccp a decade ago who was trying to steal identities and passwords from windows xp.  that's assuming the original picture is telling the truth, it's probably not. usually with usb c devices you need a couple of tiny chips or a processing blob to regulate everything. if you have a broken usb c cable crack open the ends; especially one with usb4/thunderbolt compatibility. there's likely going to be some shit in there and i highly double apple or samsung or whoever is spying on you. well, they are, but not through that usb c anyway.
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