The USB-IF publishes a list of member companies[1]; purchase products from these qualified manufacturers, and perhaps more importantly, from authorized distributors.
This is a good enough "policy control" for the average consumer.
This is a good enough "policy control" for the average consumer.
When baseline consumer behavior is sort-by-price-low-to-high and select the cheapest item from random pop-up white label chinesium third-party vendor on Amazon, exercising an ounce of supply chain due diligence where none previously existed can go a long way.
To be sure, if you think you can economically defend against a coordinated supply chain attack by a speculative adversary willing to pony up real capital operating an otherwise legitimate facade for years building market goodwill only to burn it all down in one shot against a single worthwhile target...well, I've got a bridge to sell you.
Tread with caution...the prospects of zombie grift tend to be real when brand recognition is established.
[1] https://usb.org/sites/default/files/vendor_ids051920_0.pdf