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The retailers should be liable for stuff like this. A fake SSD isn't going to kill anybody, but there are lots of cases where people have been injured or kille
by donmcronald 4y ago
The retailers should be liable for stuff like this. A fake SSD isn't going to kill anybody, but there are lots of cases where people have been injured or killed by substandard products to the point of counterfeiting regulatory symbols.
I don't even understand how these products get imported.
- cdqnwg 4y agowhich cases?
- crest 4y agoLethal USB chargers.
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- donmcronald 4y agoThe one that sticks out in my mind is the one with the guy that bought a motorcycle helmet with fake safety certifications off Amazon and got in a serious accident. I can't find any articles about it, but, IIRC, the lawsuit was decided in favor of Amazon, so maybe it's been scrubbed from the internet. Fake, unsafe stuff is rampant: 1. (Paywall) https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-has-ceded-control-of-its-site-the-result-thousands-of-banned-unsafe-or-mislabeled-products-11566564990 https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-has-ceded-control-of-its... 2. https://www.npr.org/2018/09/16/647377213/fake-bike-helmets-cheap-but-dangerous https://www.npr.org/2018/09/16/647377213/fake-bike-helmets-c... 3. https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/20/tech/amazon-fake-kids-products/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/20/tech/amazon-fake-kids-product...
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y agohttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38167551 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38167551 https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/amazon-marketplace-conterfeit-fake-goods/ https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/amazon-marketplace-conterfe...
- karamanolev 4y agoBatteries-on-fire galore, along with chargers, for example. Anything from those "hoverboards", to phones or other gadgets.