Startup Uses Radiation Fear To Map Cellphone Coverage

All anti-Industry paranoia aside, the re have been studies done on the effects of cell phones. And there have been some effects found.

Yes, some very seriously methodologically flawed and/or underpowered studies.

So this is the background. The phones are little microwave producing machines.

If you're focussing on the 'microwave' part (meaning microwave as in the beeping machine we have in our kitchens): this is only true for the phones that have WiFi. Not for the traditional GSM-bands that have been in use the longest (900-1800MHz as opposed to 2.4GHz).

So now we have these little devices putting out around 2 watts maximum. And we are holding them in their near field, which is to say we're getting about their whole output, whatever it is at the time.

If your body would soak up "their whole output" your reception would be ZERO.

So there is possiblility of thermal heating effects.

Have you walked in the sun recently? Looked at a light bulb?

Cataracts are a possibility. I claim no cause/effect, because it is a sample of 1, but my S.O. has a cataract in her eye on the side that she uses her phone. And she spends hours a day on the phone. And she is very young to be having a cataract under any circumstances.

1 out of 4,500 children have ca

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