One of the advantages of Qi/wireless charging is that currently it only passes a charge, not data, unlike lightning/USB cables. Every time you plug your phone into a complimentary wired charging port out in the world, like those commonly found at airports, you risk your phone's security because that port could be an access point for a malicious actor. Wireless charging solves this problem by offering a charging option that in no way compromises your phone's data.
However, if Apple is planning a portless iPhone, they will presumably use the same wireless connection to transfer data as well as a charge, which again puts your data at risk. I suppose this could be alleviated by having a prompt come up that says such and such device is asking for data and forcing the user to accept it. If it's a public charger and that prompt came up you would know it's likely malicious and deny it. However, many people might just click accept anyway because we're so conditioned to click accept on things we don't read. The current wireless system is really foolproof in that regard.
How do you think Apple will handle this?
However, if Apple is planning a portless iPhone, they will presumably use the same wireless connection to transfer data as well as a charge, which again puts your data at risk. I suppose this could be alleviated by having a prompt come up that says such and such device is asking for data and forcing the user to accept it. If it's a public charger and that prompt came up you would know it's likely malicious and deny it. However, many people might just click accept anyway because we're so conditioned to click accept on things we don't read. The current wireless system is really foolproof in that regard.
How do you think Apple will handle this?
