In the 1800s the nascent home appliance industry saw homeowners dying and sometimes burning their neighborhoods down, so they created #UnderwritersLaboratories (U.L.) to solve the problem. They started independently testing appliances to make certain they were using the new #Technology safely. Since #China's been sending hoverboards that catch fire and worse, #UL recently opened branches in China as well. The next step? Keeping up with new technology by developing a certification for WiFi and Bluetooth devices to protect your home. Guess what that led to?

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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/12/brendan-carrs-baseless-xenophobia-derails-new-fcc-internet-of-things-iot-device-security-standards