VALUE WALK: In order to remedy against this intransparent handling, the Federal Trade Commission is proposing an update to the contact lens rules. The FTC wants to make it compulsory for practitioners to get a signature from the patient that he has understood that he holds the right to his files.
FEE: In order to remedy against this intransparent handling, the Federal Trade Commission is proposing an update to the contact lens rules.
THE HILL: Consumers are poised to ask, where’s the drink brand I want? Is this even the right product? Regardless if consumers get those answers, they’ll still probably get the cola they desire. People will either grab an Orwellian product off the shelf or turn to the streets for some under-the-table exchange.
24/7 WALL STREET: Thursday’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote repealing the agency’s 2015 Net Neutrality regulations were roundly condemned by any number of technology firms and consumer rights organizations. There were, however, some organizations that supported the repeal and have issued statements to that effect.
YAHOO NEWS: The vote is in: The FCC has repealed the Obama-era net neutrality rules, which Republican Chairman Ajit Pai prefers we call his “Restore Internet Freedom Order.”
DMN: The FCC’s vote on net neutrality yesterday was, in its own way, a very important vote. And the Commission, avowedly an independent agency overseen by Congress, split on party lines.
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: When FCC chairman Ajit Pai submits his proposal to do away with the 2015 regulations on Dec. 14, it won’t be the end of the world. It will be the end of using a Depression-era law to regulate the most innovative invention of the last century.
THE FEDERALIST: Although Scott Pruitt announced the EPA would not reform the Renewable Fuel Standard, they are still hearing out a compromise—a step in the right direction.
NEWSMAX: On this day, Dec. 1, five years ago, the Australian government implemented the mandatory plain packaging of all tobacco products. This means that cigarettes, rolled tobacco, and the likes, can only be sold in packs that do not show the particular brand in question.
VICE: Bitcoin’s intended role as a substitute to paper currency hasn’t been very successful due largely to the lengthy time it takes to process a bitcoin transaction — hours, or even days, depending on its transaction capacity, which is relatively scarce.
