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Re:What If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices? by sandworm101 on Friday October 13, 2017 @11:15AM (#15466411)
Some warnings speak of "specific birth defects" which is something greater than a may/might do something. Normally this is reserved for the class of chemicals and drugs that post-thalidomide are known to cause limb-reduction defects.
Re:What If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices? by seanmcdirmid on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:09PM (#15467971)
Funny story, we moved from china to California last year because my wife was pregnant and the environment over there is pretty pllluted. When she saw this warning at the entrance of our new apartment, she began doubting our move (they don't have that in china!).

Kid was born without defects.

Re:What If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices? by sandworm101 on Saturday October 14, 2017 @04:10PM (#15473995)
When I was a kid I was put on an anti-acne drug known to cause such birth defects. Docs insist that any females wanting the drug be on birth control, some simply not prescribing it to any females who aren't open to a quick termination should they accidentally get pregnant while on the drug. There are things that we know for sure will cause serious harm. Too bad such warnings can get lost in the shuffle.