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Tbh it might be best if we saw something like the FDA for consumer electronics. I don't worry that much about the food I way because my tax dollars are spent t
by X6S1x6Okd1st 6y ago
Tbh it might be best if we saw something like the FDA for consumer electronics.
I don't worry that much about the food I way because my tax dollars are spent to ensure that it meets a quality bar..
Relying on the market to do that would put really high cost or high risk on each individual consumer. Imo it's much better to just be able to trust that everything you can buy meets a bare minimum, unless specifically unregulated.
- mcguire 6y agoPerhaps something similar to UL, linked to insurance contracts?
- windthrown 6y agoIsn't the FTC already "the FDA for consumer electronics"? Or do you hoping for an agency who is solely focused electronic devices?
- X6S1x6Okd1st 6y agoI know the FTC regulates stuff like what frequencies something is broadcasting on, and on some of the broadcast spectrums they also regulate what is said. What else do they regulate?
- windthrown 6y agoThey have the very broad mission of "preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices" which includes electronics but not a strong focus. Upon looking into it further, the few big cases I was remembering were privacy related rather than consumer electronics [1][2]. They also set energy standards and vet environmental marketing claims but that doesn't really match the approve/deny role that the FDA does. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_re_Sears_Holdings_Management_Corp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_re_Sears_Holdings_Managemen.... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_re_Gateway_Learning_Corp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_re_Gateway_Learning_Corp.