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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."

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  1. important psa by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

    WARNING: The Sun is radioactive! Avoid using it to make phone calls. -- San Francisco.

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    #fuckbeta #iamslashdot #dicemustdie
  2. OMG! by another+joe · · Score: 5, Funny

    What about second hand radiation? Maybe they should only call in their own homes!

  3. Re:Medical Radiation the New Demon by theNAM666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What are you complaining about? I went the dentist and then the urologist a few years ago, and then attempted to drive over the Williamsburg bridge. Six ATF guys pulled me over because their radiation detector went off... I don't want to remember the rest of it.