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Re:Protest against the EU radio lockdown by the_mitsuhiko on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:02AM (#19294725)
> Is there evidence that these devices lead to widescale breaking of these regulations? And if so, is there evidence that this causes harm?

Yes there is. A lot of people now import devices from countries with different frequencies causing a mess. This is especially a problem if frequencies are used for other purposes.

Re:Protest against the EU radio lockdown by remcob on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:11AM (#19294769)
> A lot of people now import devices from countries with different frequencies causing a mess.

If they are already using devices that are not compliant with EU regulations, then I don't see how stricter regulations would solve this. This sounds like an enforcement issue. What prevents people from importing the very same non-compliant devices under the proposed regulations?

In fact, I can see more of this import happening as the domestic devices will now be more expensive and crippled.

Re:Protest against the EU radio lockdown by the_mitsuhiko on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:13AM (#19294784)
You could destroy such devices at customs inspection. Currently such devices are legal. The use outside of the legal frequencies is not and enforcement is almost impossible.