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San Francisco Requires Cell Phone Radiation Warnings

Posted by Soulskill on from the apple-trademarks-i-rradiate dept.

Lord Ender writes "Poor phone reception may soon be a selling point in San Francisco. A city ordinance was just approved which requires those selling phones to indicate the 'specific absorption rate' (SAR) caused by the radio transmitters in the phones. Cell phone industry groups opposed the law. The FCC already requires phones sold in the US to have SAR levels below 1.6 W/kg, though adverse health effects from such levels of radio exposure have never been conclusively demonstrated."

2 of 258 comments (clear)

  1. Re:important psa by Volante3192 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    To play ridiculous devil's advocate, you know when you are in sunlight and how bright it is.

    Therefore, you know the sun emits light and heat, and that's all you can conclude without further analysis.

    I honestly believe if you asked a random sample of the population, they'd be agog at the revelation that the Sun emits radiation. (These people would also likely sign a petition banning dihydrogen monoxide.)

  2. Science Deniers by pudge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why does San Francisco hate science?