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Re:On the Darknet, Reputation Is Everything by scoggs on Friday December 22, 2017 @04:40PM (#15991147)
They could also just send in pure / accurately labeled stuff in for testing, unless the testing company is ordering stuff at random from an alias / PO Box or something to prevent sellers from masking their true products ingredients.
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Re:On the Darknet, Reputation Is Everything by TheAdamist on Friday December 22, 2017 @08:17PM (#15992306)
Tech companies get busted for sending golden hardware samples to review sites, the truth eventually comes out.

Although no one dies if their video card is slower than advertised.

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Re:On the Darknet, Reputation Is Everything by baddox on Saturday December 23, 2017 @01:46AM (#15993228)
See also Volkswagen.
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Re:On the Darknet, Reputation Is Everything by scoggs on Saturday December 23, 2017 @06:32PM (#15996942)
Exactly what I was thinking but I didn't want to drag in an outside subject without.
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