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Isn't the FTC already "the FDA for consumer electronics"? Or do you hoping for an agency who is solely focused electronic devices?
by windthrown 6y ago
Isn'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.