Seen that? - Health fears over Wi-Fi networks

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Health fears over Wi-Fi networks Tech Without Wires

The $2.5 million Norfolk OpenLink Wi-Fi project which meshes the city with seamless city center Wi-Fi coverage is now in jeopardy since health concerns over radiation to which this network maybe exposing residents. Wi-fi networks are banned in Salzburg, while Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, removed Wi-Fi from part of its buildings after a teacher developed unusual symptoms. It is Sir William Stuart from the Health Protection Agency (who has chaired two [...] Read More


Creating a Wi-Fi Connection Tech Without Wires

If you are new to The world of hotspots and wi-fi connections you may need a step-by-step set of instructions to get your first connection. For people with Windows operating Systems there is a good set of step-by-step instructions to create a wi-fi connection over at About.com. If you are unsure of what the key terms are in this area you should also read about WEP, SSID and WPA. Once you know [...] Read More


Social Networks: Good Business? Tech Without Wires

An in-depth article "Christine Rosen on Virtual Friendships And The New Narcissism" discusses social networking online. Basically the question raised in the article centers on the way people are using online social networks more and emphasizing less the time one spend hanging out with real people face-to-face. Inevitably as one stops doing one thing, another activity takes its place. So as we stop mingling with people face-to-face we either watch more [...] Read More


UK's Health Protection Agency to Study Health Effects of Wi-Fi The Wireless Weblog

In response to the recent panic about Wi-Fi in schools, the UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA) last Friday announced plans to "carry out a systematic programme of research into wireless local area networks (WLANs) and their use." And their attitude toward the planned study seems pretty rational. "There is no Scientific evidence to date that Wi-Fi and WLANs adversely affect the health of the general population," says HPA chief executive Pat [...] Read More


Parents and Teachers Force Schools to Ban Wi-Fi The Wireless Weblog

The Times of London's Joanna Bale reports today that parents and teachers are forcing some schools to dismantle their Wi-Fi networks for health reasons -- though the UK's DfES (Department for Education and Skills) is allowing each school to make its own decisions on the matter. At Chichester's Prebendal School, a group of parents lobbied Tim Cannell, the headteacher, to remove the school's wireless network last month. "We listened to the [...] Read More