1) I have only skimmed most of this article, but what I did read I found thought-provoking.
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Effects of Unregulated Digitalization on Health and Democracy
A Call for Using Technology with Discernment
“A sober analysis of the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 shows that, in practice, people are getting left behind and harmed because of unregulated and unrestricted digitalization. Yet, from modern-day slaves and child workers mining the raw materials for end products under inhumane and partly deadly conditions to detrimental physical and mental health effects of certain technological products, the erosion of the essential right to privacy and informational self-determination, the flourishing of illegitimate data mining and biometric surveillance, ….
This document provides an overview of aspects of the process of digitalization that negatively impact (public) health, essential human rights and democracy. It also contains policy recommendations to effectively address these issues and avert harm. Further, this document is meant to empower the reader to take informed decisions in their own every-day life when interacting with specific technologies and the effects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
https://worldcouncilforhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Unregulated-Digitalization.pdf
I am not familiar with the authors, The World Council for Health, so I attempted to see if it was credible. One supposed “fact check” group warns about its lack of credibility with this statement:
“The World Council for Health website publishes news related to their organization and information on Covid-19 and other diseases. Almost all stories reviewed are either based on pseudoscience or false. For example, they promote the dangers of 5G World Council for Health General Assembly Meeting on 5G Health Impacts Disrupted. In this article, they claim that a presentation on the risks of 5G was hacked to prevent their message from being heard. There is no evidence to support the dangers of 5g.”
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/world-council-for-health-bias/
2) This article poses significant questions. Even though we are not there yet, what happens if EMF is acknowledged to be dangerous to a significant portion of the population? So much of our economy is based on wireless technology and virtually everyone finds it to be so very convenient; so convenient, many consider it worth the risk. Safer technology can/must be developed.
“Barnes’s is an authoritative voice in the field of electromagnetics. He was Vice President of IEEE [Institute of Electrical and Electronics engineers] for publication, Chairman of the Electron Device Society, President of the Bioelectromagnetics Society and U.S. Chair of Commission K-International Union of Radio Sciences.”
Some thoughts on the possible health effects of electric and magnetic fields and exposure guidelines
“As radio frequency (RF) cellular telephony systems have expanded as the primary communication system in modern economies, concerns have grown regarding the effects of RF fields emitted by hand-held devices, WiFi stations and cell tower antennas. Most of these concerns are now focused on the pervasive long-term use of cell phones by large numbers of people and the introduction of 5G wireless systems that operate at higher frequencies and the increased number of cell phone towers. Considerable debate persists regarding the extent to which cell phone users should be protected from potential harm. Part of the debate centers on whether government regulations should lower the limits on device emissions is the result of the IARC classification of both ELF magnetic fields and RF as a possibly carcinogenic to humans….
When and if agreement in the scientific community is achieved, the central dilemma for regulators is to set operational standards that minimize harm to the users by reducing (or eliminating) the sources of harmful exposure. Such standards need to be based on quantifiable metrics for frequency, power, and duration of EM exposure etc. Codifying those standards and then deploying them in a manner that minimizes economic and social hardship is hard work. The biggest problem in all regulatory actions is how to enforce such measures when and if they are imposed on a user community that is already deeply dependent on RF transmission technology… How regulators quantify and then rationalize the tradeoffs between the economic and social benefits of cellular technology vs. potentially damaging health effects of long-term exposure to low levels of EM energy is important in determining the regulations that are proposed.”
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.994758/full
Sharon Noble, Director, Citizens for Safer Tech
“There’s a way to do it better – find it.” Thomas A. Edison
Sent from my wired laptop with no wireless components. Practice Safe Tech.