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Re:The connection between modern slavery and ecological disa... by lucisferre on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @12:30PM (#11246810)
I can just imagine how much having to mark phones "made by slaves" in a non removable way would impact sales.
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Re:The connection between modern slavery and ecological disa... by avian on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @12:50PM (#11246997)
Imagine a state passing a law requiring stickers like that, but not outright banning items known to be produced by slave labour. The message would basically be that yes, we are fully aware that some products are made with slave labour and we are OK with that (as long as it's clearly marked).
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Re:The connection between modern slavery and ecological disa... by collyw on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @04:08AM (#11251812)
Apple removed an app that hinted at that:

http://www.geek.com/apple/apple-approves-then-removes-app-hi...

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