Report calls for riparian protection

UK report calls for protection of genetic privacy

DNA gathered from a used coffee mug could lead to serious breaches of a person's genetic privacy. The UK government's Human Genetics Commission now recommends making theft of genetic information a criminal offence, writes Michael Gross.

W3C Geolocation API calls for Better User Privacy Protection

The W3C’s Geolocation API will be able to standardize rapidly the transmission of location information of users on the Web. However, such sensitive information raises serious privacy concerns especially in the mobile Internet. Our position is that the introduction of this API has to be complemented with additional means in order to prevent privacy violations originating from combining location ...

Report calls for overhaul of US food safety system.

Federal report calls for regulation of e-cigarettes.

CMAJ, April 21, 2015, 187(7) 487 Electronic cigarettes could come under stringent federal regulations if Parliament accepts recommendations in a report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health. The report, Vaping: Towards a Regulatory Framework for E-cigarettes, contains 14 recommendations based on testimonies from more than 30 experts and stakeholders. If implemented, these recom...

Parliamentary report calls for action on Wi-Fi.