With excitement for technophiles at fever pitch over the Apple Watch, an article published this week in the New York Times asks if wearable technology may end up being the modern day equivalent of smoking tobacco. Years ago smoking was hailed as the thing to be doing; we know what happened in the decades that followed. Wearable tech is now being called into question with some scientists suggesting that having devices, which are known to emit low level radiation, should be constantly next to our bodies. The report notes that the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a panel within the World Health Organization that consisted of 31 scientists from 14 countries, has warned that cellphones are ‘possibly’ carcinogenic. There have been multiple studies which have either agreed or disagreed with this result. Essentially the evidence currently is inconclusive. Businesses should perhaps carry out their own risk assessments if they are to issue employees with wearable tech in case more compelling evidence is uncovered in the future.
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