{"id":218,"date":"2024-07-24T12:25:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T12:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absolutelynothing.io\/?p=218"},"modified":"2024-08-21T12:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T12:13:43","slug":"nutritional-labels-for-digital-products-yeah-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absolutelynothing.io\/?p=218","title":{"rendered":"Nutritional labels for Digital Products? Yeah\u2026 Maybe!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The FCC is currently in the process of creating the \u201cUS Cyber Trust Mark\u201d\u2014 a sort of \u201cnutrition facts\u201d for digital devices. If that sounds strange to you, think of all the different labels you rely on as a day-to-day consumer. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve seen things like Fair Trade Certification Label<\/a>, the USDA Organic Label<\/a>, The Non-GMO Verified Label<\/a>, EPA Fuel Economy Label<\/a> (for gas, plug-in and electric vehicles) and even the Surgeon General\u2019s Warning<\/a> on products like alcohol and cigarettes. I know you\u2019ve seen a Nutritional Facts Label<\/a>. These labels come from a variety of industry groups, public-private partnerships, and government entities. Some labels are voluntary and others are compulsory. Today let\u2019s dive into some government labels and learn about one in-the-works for smart devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutritional labels provide clear information about the contents of our food, guiding us to make healthier choices. As modern food processing made our meals increasingly complex, manufacturers began disclosing the ingredients and nutritional components, eventually leading to the FDA standardizing the now legally required Nutritional Facts Label in 1990. Similarly, the Energy Star Label helps consumers identify energy-efficient products, a program initiated by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency in 1992. Though not legally required, this label offers a competitive advantage by highlighting products with lower lifetime costs and better environmental impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in 2024, almost 10 years after Amazon released it\u2019s Amazon Echo with Alexa, some of our digital devices might be getting some labels too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FCC is in the process of building a label that would be useful for quickly identifying the data capabilities of various IoT (\u201dInternet of Things\u201d) or \u201cSmart Devices\u201d. The video below contains a bunch of people discussing the need and \u201cexcitement\u201d (in quotes because are they really excited or are they just nerds? #nerdlove) for the US Cyber Trust Mark. We\u2019ve fast forwarded to the helpful animation on how it all will works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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