2026-04-15
The "precautionary principle" is supposed to be foundational in regulatory matters, yet even to the casual observer it would seem that it is honoured more in the breach than in the observance.
In matters medical, controversial assertions about the efficacy of treatments seem to have been going on for ever without any clear resolution in sight, and in matters concerning electrical / electronic radiation much the same comment applies.
In matters legal we might also observe a lack of effective regulation - how can it possibly be ethical to prosecute anybody for offering a cure for a deadly disease without first ascertaining whether that cure actually works?
So in the age of all things "smart" which invariably rely on devices which emit radiation, and being mindful of the fact that the symptoms of radiation poisoning are not at all dissimilar to those allegedly caused by viral infections ... perhaps we should be wary of the presumed safety of such "smart" technologies?
Especially when the precautionary principle seems too often to have been outright ignored?
