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City-Provided Wi-Fi Rejected Over "Health Concerns"
exphose writes "A small, hippie-friendly town in northern California, Sebastopol, had made an agreement with Sonic.net to provide free Wi-Fi across the downtown area. However, not everyone in town was pleased with the arrangement. According to Sebastopol Mayor Craig Litwin, citizens had voiced concerns that 'create enough suspicion that there may be a health hazard' and so they canceled their contract with Sonic.net. Some more details are at the blog of Sonic.net's CEO."
Its the only way to be sure.
So, something with far less power than a cell phone system and you've bought the hype.
Quick, lets go sell them some electromagnetic wave blocking paint, we could make a fortune.
What about that Electrickery, man? No one knows how it really works, and it, like, leaks out of the cables if you don't plug something in at the socket. And then you have pools of it lying about your floor, except you can't see it. And everyone knows things you can't see are evil, man.
Turn that shit off back at the town limits. It's the only way to be safe.
Now where's my tinfoil bandana?
Well hey, lets just get rid of microwave ovens, radio stations, television signals and police radios.
You're thinking too small.
Hint: massive thermonuclear reaction taking place above our heads every day, subjecting the Earth and everything on it to almost inconceivably powerful doses of electromagnetic energy.
Is there any way Sonic.net could sue these guys for backing out of an agreement for made-up reasons? This seems like someone not paying their bills because a unicorn told them to.
WiFi signals are as harmless as any other radio signal
It's not the WiFi you should worry about, but the routers...
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Well, I don't mind if they don't want town-wide wireless internet access. I think the internet will be a better place if these types of people *don't* have access.