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by CaptSpify 3182 days ago
My unsubstantiated guess: It's phase 1 for some new DRM scheme
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plussed_reader 3182 days ago
DRM audio(or worse, DAC) authentication over a USB-C connection.

Your storage device has to handshake with the playback device. Maybe HDCP over USB?

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