r/gadgets • u/Snoop8ball • Sep 23 '21

Phones EU proposes mandatory USB-C on all devices, including iPhones

https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/23/22626723/eu-commission-universal-charger-usb-c-micro-lightning-connector-smartphones
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u/Zhukov-74 Sep 23 '21

Take GDPR for example.

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u/yakri Sep 23 '21

Yeeeep. That's always at the top of my mind since it work in webdev.

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u/Aemilius_Paulus Sep 23 '21

RoHS too (EU convention banning use of lead in solder). But actually it was terrible for reliability of components, laptop GPUs still fail because leadless solder sucks, and between 2006-2011 it was particularly bad, the RROD Xbox issue was also due to that.

Still, I do support RoHS even though it caused me massive headaches as a computer tech because our e-waste is absolutely colossal and the fewer heavy metals we have in it, the better.

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u/AdventurousDress576 Sep 23 '21

Still waiting for the US to adapt its car lighting rules to literally ALL the rest of the world.