Seven years after exposing the danger, a consumer group finds major online marketplaces are still failing to block counterfeit, hazardous tech.
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A Which? investigation reveals that 15 chargers bought from top platforms pose severe risks of fire and electric shock.
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A number of phone chargers bought by Which? as part of an investigation were so badly manufactured that anyone using them was at…
More than half the chargers tested were so badly manufactured that anyone using them was at risk of receiving an electric shock
Which? bought 15 USB phone chargers, finding that nine were so badly manufactured that anyone using them was at risk of an…
Un'indagine rivela caricabatterie USB pericolosi venduti online: rischi di scosse elettriche, incendi ed esplosioni.
