Cell phones use radiation in the microwave portion of the EM spectrum. Microwave radiation is non-ionizing. The only thing microwave radiation does is heat things, which is what these regulations are meant to protect consumers from in the first place.
I hate headlines like this because they fuel harmful misinformation. How many people are gonna come away from this headline thinking their phone might give them cancer? How many of those people are going to protest against further development of wireless technology from the misinformed position that non-ionizing EM radiation (such as visible light) can somehow cause cancer?
Actually its regulated to protect Radio equipment and guarantee that radio/mobile networks aren’t jammed by it, the heating does absolutely nothing and is absolutely harmless to humans.
I was just quoting what I read on Reuters. It said something about how the phones were exposing people to a little under 6 watts per kilogram of radiation, and that the legal level (5 watts per kg) is set 10 times below the level considered safe. But I didn’t see a source on that article, and I’m honestly tired of researching right now. Whatever the reason for the legal radiation levels, this article’s claim that
The move has revived discussions about the potential risks of cellphone radiation, a fraught topic on which decades of scientific research remains inconclusive.
is outright lying. Decades of scientific research has yet to show any negative effects from low levels of microwave radiation. I’m getting more and more pissed at the fact that the article doesn’t contain the word “microwave.” It’s not called cell phone radiation.
I believe it’s not a matter of is it harmful or not ? Just that there are rules and they’re not Apple’s to change. Until governments and societies decide to change them, they must comply.
A little late to the party. Apple already announced a patch for them.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A regulator in France asked this week that Apple stop selling its iPhone 12 there, after it said tests found that the device emits radiation levels exceeding European restrictions, giving fresh attention to old concerns about health and cellphone usage.
Apple disputed the findings, saying the device, released in 2020, has been certified by international bodies and complies with regulations, the Associated Press reported.
The Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR) said in a statement that it expects Apple to “deploy all available means to put an end to the noncompliance” and that failure to act could result in a product recall.
The move has revived discussions about the potential risks of cellphone radiation, a fraught topic on which decades of scientific research remains inconclusive.
They also say the way cellphones are used now — often with headsets or for texting or social media — reduces exposure because the phones are held at a distance from the head and body.
France’s digital minister said the iPhone 12’s radiation levels are still much lower than those that scientific studies say could harm users, and that a software update could solve the compliance issue.
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Took them only three years.
See studies on honey bees behavior with a 900 MHz transmitter. Or you see studies talking about how electromagnetic fields interfere with the calcium ions receptors in the cell, this produces oxidative stress. Seeing that after all the scientific literature written about it.
For everyone open-minded to the true a 1h long speech from the University of Melbourne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwyDCHf5iCY
