Thursday 2 August 2007

Wi-Fi - A Warning Signal (BBC Panorama)


29 min 7 sec - May 22, 2007
Average rating: (35 ratings)

Britain is in the grip of a Wi-Fi revolution with offices, homes and classrooms going wireless - but there is concern the technology could carry health risks.

The Government insists Wi-Fi is safe, but a Panorama investigation shows that radio frequency radiation levels in some schools are up to three times the level found in the main beam of intensity from mobile phone masts.

Excellent Documentary clearly showing that there is a danger with radiation coming from wi fi devices.

This is a rather interesting piece on the potential dangers of mobile technologies.

I don't think it is a surprise to anyone that mobile phone towers and wireless hubs emit microwave radiation. It is generally stated that the low-level radiation is harmless to humans and animals.

Well, I don't think it would be reasonable to assume that this sort of emissions will have no effect on the chemistry of living things at all. To what extent they cause passive damage to the cells remains to be established - if it's ever going to be established.

With conflicting interests, it would be hard to imagin that either the governments or the large corporations are ever going to say anything along those lines.

Also, there really is nowhere to hide - is there. I mean, after all the towers are everywhere. Perhaps, there are some good ways of limiting the exposure. Personally, I do not use wireless at home and try to keep the mobile phone away at all times. Networking computers with cables is more reliable and quicker - especially if you use the Gigabit protocols for your LAN.

I also strongly believe that the Sun flares can affect the reliability of the wireless networks. For this reason, I would recommend that hardiwred cable connections are available for fall-back purposes.

I have been reading all over the place that suppliements like Melatonin are able to repair some of the DNA damage caused by the low-level microwave emissions in our environment...


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