Uber's data revealed nearly 6,000 sexual assaults. Does that mean it's not safe?

Dec 15, 2019 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Since Uber released its first ever safety report on Dec. 5, the media has raised alarms for the 5,981 instances of sexual assault included in the document. This also includes 464 reports of rape over a two-year period ...

Unlawful metadata access is easy when we’re flogging a dead law

Dec 13, 2019 07:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

After watching this years media raids and the prosecution of lawyers and whistleblowers, its not hard to see why Australians wonder about excessive police power and dwindling journalistic freedom. But these problems are...

In its anti-'Medicare for All' push, the health insurance industry pulls from an old playbook

Dec 13, 2019 07:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Health

As a debate continues to rage within the Democratic Party over Medicare for All, the health insurance has quietly girded itself to fight the elimination of for-profit health care. In the summer of 2018, trade groups...

A year after the first CRISPR babies, stricter regulations are now in place

Dec 11, 2019 03:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Science

Its been just over a year since the dramatic announcement of the worlds first genome-edited babies using CRISPR technology. Since then, to the chagrin of some and the relief of others, there have been no more such...

British Columbia's vaping crackdown could offer a roadmap for the rest of the world

Dec 10, 2019 09:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

In Canada, the government of British Columbia is cracking down on vaping products. The plan is to reduce nicotine content, limit access to flavoured pods, mandate plain packaging with health warnings and raise the tax on...

Payday lenders have embraced installment loans to evade regulations – but they may be even worse

Dec 10, 2019 05:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business

Installment loans seem like a kinder, gentler version of their predatory cousin, the payday loan. But for consumers, they may be even more harmful. Use of the installment loan, in which a consumer borrows a lump sum and...

Legal win doesn't mean Ontario student associations are in the clear

Dec 10, 2019 05:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The Ontario governments so-called Student Choice Initiative was recently declared unlawful following a court challenge launched by the Canadian Federation of Students and the York Federation of Students. The Ontario...