> Medicine has a unique and extreme case of the "uninformed consumer problem." In medicine it's incredibly difficult even for professionals to tell whether some

> Medicine has a unique and extreme case of the "uninformed consumer problem." In medicine it's incredibly difficult even for professionals to tell whether something actually works, let alone individuals. It's extreme but not unique. Do you know what's running in any of your devices? Almost not, I believe. Yesterday I had the pleasure of needing to copy some medical reports of mine on a multipurpose printer I own. I shortly gave it a pause being not sure whether the contents would be sent immediately to the mothership. I then realized that when the printer was set up initially that I set up the router to prevent calls to the outside for this machine. But: although I configured the router, I would need to go to great lengths to actually verify that the printer can't phone home. And don't get me started about quality (as in endurance and serviceability). It's a nightmare as price is not a deciding factor in my experience. Neither is brand.