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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by CodeWriter23 on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @02:01PM (#37395446)
You can't see the consumer benefitting from a certification label? Interesting. Also, the vendor benefits by gaining more sales.
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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by agloe_dreams on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @02:19PM (#37395693)
I'm not sure you are following them. The UL was funded by the Insurance companies. Their point was that there was some organized, rich entity to pay for the costs of operation as they had a financial stake.
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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by pbronez on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @04:01PM (#37396986)
Yes, the consumer would benefit. But Consumers are not a concrete interest group like “property insurers”. They lack the concentration of economic power need to cover the costs.
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