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		CaptSpify on Oct 4, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL announced My unsubstantiated guess: It's phase 1 for some new DRM scheme

plussed_reader on Oct 4, 2017 [–]

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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