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December 31, 2012 02:51 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/CgO5_1cvEUo/how-safe-is-safe.html
How safe is safe?
The precautionary principle comes up a lot when you're talking about the side effects of technology in the real world. When you don't have evidence that something is dangerous — but you suspect it might be — you could cite the precautionary principle as a reason to ban or limit the use of that thing. [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/CgO5_1cvEUo/how-safe-is-safe.html
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