A little late to the party. Apple already announced a patch for them.
France bans iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels: Here’s what to know
Submitted 1 year ago by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/14/france-ban-iphone-12-radiation-levels/
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Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 year ago
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
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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adriator@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Took them only three years.
anonymouslemmy@feddit.nl 1 year ago
See studies on honey bee 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, there are people who say nonsense make you laugh.
For everyone open-minded to the true a 1h long speech from the University of Melbourne www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwyDCHf5iCY
Granixo@feddit.cl 1 year ago
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
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?
CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
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.
Ocelot@lemmies.world 1 year ago
That is absolutely a valid reason to regulate EMR, as interference is totally a thing if you have too many devices using overlapping frequencies, etc.
Unfortunately, France is making a big stink for the stupid reasons instead: reuters.com/…/why-has-france-banned-sales-apples-…
France’s radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple’s (AAPL.O) iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European radiation exposure limits.
The Agence Nationale des Frequences (ANFR) said on Tuesday the model’s Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) - a measure of the rate of radiofrequency energy absorbed by the body from a piece of equipment - was higher than legally allowed.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
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
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.