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This was in India so really can't expect much in terms of regulation. The market is flooded with Chinese products that rebadged and sold by local companies.
by spaceman_2020 4y ago
This was in India so really can't expect much in terms of regulation. The market is flooded with Chinese products that rebadged and sold by local companies.
- alpaca128 4y agoA lot of IoT tech outside of India uses Chinese products as well. Consumers don't ask questions as long as it's cheap and looks cool. I remember a talk from a few years ago where someone in Germany could unlock all rent bikes in the vicinity by sending the Chinese manufacturer's default password...
- mcv 4y agoNot just IoT tech. Lots of cheap Chinese products of many different kinds don't meet the requirements of other markets. There's even the infamous "Chinese Export" logo that's intentionally almost identical to the European "Conformité Européenne" mark that signifies a product meets EU standards. Much of the Chinese export economy sees to be based on deceiving consumers in other countries. [0] https://starfishmedical.com/blog/conformite-europeenne-mark-vs-a-china-export-mark/ https://starfishmedical.com/blog/conformite-europeenne-mark-...