From Germany comes a very curious but at the same time debatable. The German Government had raised the alarm about possible harmful effects that wireless hot spots could cause to people's health.
The Environment Minister even ruled that using the Wi-Fi there are serious health risks and that this technology would be to use as little as possible.
Very serious statement especially in the absence of evidence to the extent that the German Government officially would tend to maintain a soft line with the concept of prevention "since I don't know for sure if it hurts or not, let's use it as little as possible".
The British long ago had criticised the Wi-Fi from the health point of view but their line was definitely softer, so much so that they themselves deem the German initiative as "the worst condemnation that you could ever give."
The Germans still warn of serious danger of ElectroSmog judging alarming exponential growth of equipment emitting electromagnetic fields, be they televisions, be they cellphones.
Even arrive to advise you to use a phone booth rather than the cell phone, or a wired connection rather than a wireless connection.
Up to here the harsh judgment of the German Government that in my view exaggerated slightly in shades and especially in comparing how dangerous a television antenna booster for cell phones.
The precautionary approach is sacrosanct, but it would be more fair to pick on those who really caused the real electromagnetic pollution (mega radio, Tv repeaters repeaters, antennas outlawed ...) rather than with producing ridiculous fields.
Home access point has a reach of ridicule and even at 50 cm from the point of origin of pollution produced is hardly measurable.
In short, according to many statements of the Minister of the environment may cause a witch-hunt absolutely uncalled for and are likely to involve the industrial development of high tech.
Remember that Wi-Fi is a wireless technology in full growth used to cover areas where cable broadband does not arrive.
We will see in the next few months anyway when will be published the official test of English research on the possible dangers of wireless.
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