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Here's a thought. Your proposal is really to create an FCC Cybersecurity label, but why does it matter? For a long time in the US since the 1960s, we had the p
by delfinom 3y ago
Here's a thought. Your proposal is really to create an FCC Cybersecurity label, but why does it matter?
For a long time in the US since the 1960s, we had the private industry UL and their trademarked seal they enforced. The standards were quite rigorous and in response to many residential and commercial accidents, fires, and more. The problem is over time, the industry created ETL/Intertek to compete because of cost. They claim to be another standards testing body like UL but their actual standards are quite loose and verification looser. Now in 2023? Nobody cares anymore.
You have Amazon selling literal fire hazards for electrical equipment that no brick and mortar retailer in their right mind will sell without UL or ETL certification. The CPSC barely is able to make Amazon take down products, and the flood is immense.
I just don't see how a voluntary label will solve anything.