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BBC rules report on WiFi dangers was "misleading"
It looks like WiFi fearmongers now have one less tool to back up their slightly dubious arguments, as an official BBC complaints body has now ruled that a program on the subject that aired on the network earlier this year was "misleading." While the complaints body did find that the program's decision to focus on the issue was legitimate, it slammed it for giving a "misleading impression of the state of scientific opinion on the issue" -- specifically, by including only one contributor who disagreed with Sir William Stewart (who first raised the issue), as opposed to the number of other speakers who seconded Stewart's claims. Of course, this latest development will likely do little to rest altogether, what with plenty more "studies" out there where this one came from. [Via Slashdot]
Study links WiFi with childhood autism
While there seems to be relatively few things that WiFi hasn't been linked to, it seems that a new study has managed to turn up yet another potential peril, in this case a link to childhood autism. According to the study published in the Australasian Journal of Clinical Environmental Medicine, the electromagnetic radiation from WiFi devices supposedly causes metals to be trapped in individuals' brain cells, which the researchers say slows clearance and accelerates the onset of autism symptoms. As Computer Weekly points out, however, a number of health agencies, including the World Health Organization, have repeatedly examined the issue and found no danger from WiFi devices (or cellphones, for that matter) operating at levels below international guidelines. Still, we have a sneaking suspicion that this is far from the last study of this sort we'll see, at least until each WiFi router shipped comes bundled with a tinfoil bodysuit.[Via Switched]
