WIFI is cancer risk, study says:(

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by skunker, May 22, 2007.

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    "Britain's top health watchdog has called for an inquiry into the use of wireless Internet networks in schools because of concerns they could be exposing children to the risk of cancer.

    The demand came after it was revealed that classroom "wi-fi" networks give off three times as much radiation as a typical mobile phone mast."

    For the full article, see: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23397364-details/The+classroom+'cancer+risk'+of+wi-fi+internet/article.do

    This sucks for those of us that have the wireless router not far from our PC.
     
    skunker, May 22, 2007 IP
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    forumrating Notable Member

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    thts bad, i wont use it then.. was planning on getting my network here wifi, coz i hate the wires all around.
     
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  3. jdR!pper

    jdR!pper Peon

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    That's really bad. Wifi just does wonders. I hope this is not completely true.

    --Joe
     
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  4. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Hmmm. I dunno. I'm far more likely to stop holding my phone next to my brain than I am to turn off my wifi network.

    If wifi is dangerous, with the amount of Wi-Fi access point in most major cities, we're all fuc:eek:d anyway.
     
    Kerosene, May 22, 2007 IP
  5. MatthewN

    MatthewN Well-Known Member

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    I wouldnt worry. I have read so many news flashes saying that a scientist has said that it is, another said it isnt, a private group found it was and another group found it wasnt. Who knows who to believe :)
     
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  6. obenix

    obenix Eats an apple a day......

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    #6
    I won't be sitting on the fence for this one... :D
    Better safe than sorry...
     
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  7. uttoransen

    uttoransen Prominent Member

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    #7
    it is better that i don't have any wireless stuff at home! i have a mobile that dose not catch signals:p

    anyways technology is responcible for cancer, but then it is impossible to stay away from it!:rolleyes:
     
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  8. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Not that I'm getting sucked into this or anything....:eek: but if we disable wifi on our home routers (via admin settings in software), does this actually stop the signals being emitted from the antenna?

    I could easily live with my wifi turned off 90% of the time, and just switch it on when I need it.
     
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    #9
    My entire network is wifi :p

    What about wifi in the city?
     
    seospider, May 22, 2007 IP
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    I sit around 10cm from my router :( and its a rangemax, hope it isnt true
     
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  11. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Time to put on the lead pants.
     
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    Hey is it wifi or wife?

    Are you sure you are talking about wifi and not wife? :p
     
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    komirad Well-Known Member

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    I sleep close to my laptop which is switched on, do you think it matters?
    Or is it only the router?
     
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    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    #14
    Well this is the risck of new tehnology
     
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    login Notable Member

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    Maybe all radiation is adding up, mobile phones, wifi, radio, electricity. Mobile phones are scary, what will we see in 30 years ? 90% of the population with cancer ?
     
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  16. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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  17. komirad

    komirad Well-Known Member

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    Hopefully the cure for cancer :D
     
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    Sort of ironic that they use radiation to treat it too.
     
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    Well, cancer increases two fold every yeare. Do you think, due to the massive amounts of technology, that this has some responsibility?
     
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    Thanks for the advice. I was planning to get a WiFi installed. This made me think twice
     
    cool_78, May 22, 2007 IP