Had we regulated the electronics industry as tightly as the medical industry, then much of the diagnostic and informatic equipment that we now take for granted would not have been invented here.

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Wireless carriers in Italy have started going after vendors who unlock cellphones (so they can be used with a competitor's SIM card) with a vengeance, with a recent sweep resulting in 30 people being charged with such crimes as unlawful access to informatic systems and transmisson of illegal codes.

ENGADGET: Italian wireless carriers going after handset unlockers