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Would you like airline staff to treat you like a sack of potatoes? Fat chance! you might say. Well, it’s too late! Engineers of Boeings aircraft used sacks of potatoes as stand-ins for passengers while they tested aircraft Wi-Fi signals—because, they said, potatoes behave in a similar way to the signals to humans. Really? Apparently none of the 9000kg of potatoes developed headaches, irritability, memory or concentration problems, depression or brain tumours
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The Health Committee of the Canadian House of Commons released its report on the safety of radiofrequency radiation following public hearings. The report, published in December, recommended that: the Government fund long-term studies on the health effects of radiofrequency radiation the scientific literature be assessed for evidence of risk from this radiation, considering electromagnetic sensitivity and public policies in other countries;
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Carmarthenshire County Council in Wales has voted to draw up a code of practice on the use of WiFi in schools. The council admitted to being “very concerned” about potential effects.
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