03-01-2011, 10:02 PM
Gute-
In reality, you CAN. that's what certification bodies are all a bout.
However, certification bodies are merely a product. They produce a 'certification' that then becomes a mark of 'trust'.
For example.. UL registered products and CCA registered products are supposedly 'safe'. But in the 1990's, UL's 'mark' lost 'value' because they got sloppy about audits and certifications. And the chinese photocopy fraudsters put the UL mark on everything, whether it was actually UL certified or not.
Ultimately certification bodies are merely a compilation of free market pressures. In terms of Journalism, I'd prefer to leave it to the individual product than some amorphous centralized function.
In reality, you CAN. that's what certification bodies are all a bout.
However, certification bodies are merely a product. They produce a 'certification' that then becomes a mark of 'trust'.
For example.. UL registered products and CCA registered products are supposedly 'safe'. But in the 1990's, UL's 'mark' lost 'value' because they got sloppy about audits and certifications. And the chinese photocopy fraudsters put the UL mark on everything, whether it was actually UL certified or not.
Ultimately certification bodies are merely a compilation of free market pressures. In terms of Journalism, I'd prefer to leave it to the individual product than some amorphous centralized function.