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UK Schools Bans WiFi Due To Health Concerns
Mantrid42 writes "Schools in the UK are getting rid of their WiFi network, citing health concerns from parents and teachers. The wireless emanations, parents fear, may be the root cause of a host of problems from simple fatigue to the possibility of cancer. A few scientists think younger humans may be more vulnerable to the transmissions, because of thinner skulls. From the article: "Vivienne Baron, who is bringing up Sebastian, her ten-year-old grandson, said: 'I did not want Sebastian exposed to a wireless computer network at school. No real evidence has been produced to prove that this new technology is safe in the long term. Until it is, I think we should take a precautionary approach and use cabled systems.'"
I thought the UK was full of science-respecting atheists. I suppose this could be true, but they certainly aren't science-understanding atheists, based on this article.
A slashdotter who didn't build his own computer is like a Jedi who didn't build his own lightsaber.
I'm really sick of the argument that "you can't ban this, because this other thing is more dangerous and not banned".
It's a crappy argument, and I'm sick of it.