Well, I have not developed tusks or infrared vision…wait…nope, nothing. There is a question that keeps popping up about the effects of wireless on the human physiology. The Guardian drags this question out again for another round.
Fears over Wi-Fi networks run parallel to those over mobile phones and the masts they speak to. Sir William Stewart’s report in 2000 concluded there was no firm evidence to show mobile phone radiation was a health risk, but as a precaution recommended children use them sparingly, because their brains are still developing.
There are reasons to believe Wi-Fi networks are safer than mobile phones. Because they only have to transmit a few tens of metres, Wi-Fi networks run at much lower power. The Health Protection Agency says a person sitting within a Wi-Fi hot spot for a whole year receives the same dose of radiowaves as a person using a mobile phone for 20 minutes.
Since I have not gained the ability to walk through walls or become invisible I tend to laugh it off. But, in all seriousness what are the risks? Are they tangible? This is just one report that they make reference to and I wonder if there are others out there that I have not seen?
It gives me a moment to pause when I wonder, where have all the bees gone?
[tags]Wireless, WiFi, Heatlh, Side Effects[/tags]