[SoFloFreeper]

Most of the mainstream media is APPLAUDING government regulation, telling the audience that MOST apps will NOT have government regulation.

Cold comfort.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

My take is that this sort of over reaching violates the 1st Amendment.

[petitfour]

Does this mean added taxes to smartphones? If it’s a medical device, Obamacare taxes it, right?

[reed13k]

I work in this industry if it is a device that provides information, diagnositics, or funtionality the regulations (CFR 820 series) already cover it - there are different classes of devices based on risk. They are just once again selectively imposing the regulations on those they choose.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Isn’t there a tax on medical devices? How long before every smart phone has a tax placed on it, just in case it is ever used as a medical device?

[Wurlitzer]

Would it not be nice if GOVERNMENT were regulated as they can and do a million times more damage than a cell phone app?

Oh, wait, we used to have a very simple regulation for government, the US CONSTITUTION where WE THE PEOPLE give government limited powers and they are NOT entitled to anything else.

It would be refreshing if the next crop of politicians were to take a pledge to adhere to the letter of Constitutional law as defined by the founders in the Federalist papers and would promise to resign should they ever violate that trust.