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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by acct1771 on Saturday August 18, 2018 @01:09AM (#17786969)
That's a great point made with a pretty suspect example. FDA very subject to regulatory capture.
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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by rossdavidh on Saturday August 18, 2018 @10:41AM (#17788657)
Regulatory capture is certainly an important problem, but the pre-FDA record suggests strongly that the FDA we have is much better than not having one. But I would certainly not suggest that there is not a real problem with regulatory capture, just that the current situation in tech security (no FDA equivalent) is worse.
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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by alex_anglin on Saturday August 18, 2018 @09:58AM (#17788479)
Regulatory capture is certainly an issue, but it doesn't mean that the FDA isn't better than not having a regulatory regime at all.
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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by Spooky23 on Saturday August 18, 2018 @10:07AM (#17788510)
The cost of the FDA is that the process is slower.

The benefit is that medicine is effective and measurably safe. It’s obviously necessary, and the supplement industry shows why.

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