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Apple Tech Support Staff Urged to Stay Mum on iPhone 12 Radiation Issue
- mwint 3y agoPrediction: French lab made some kind of mistake, which will be quietly announced in a month with almost no fanfare.
- archo 3y agohttps://archive.is/FcEOC https://archive.is/FcEOC
- gowld 3y agoFrance's claim: > First there is a "membre" - or limb - check, for when a phone is in close contact with a person's body, such as when it is held or placed in a trouser pocket. > The SAR limit for this is four watts per kilogram. 4 W/kg > The regulator said the device's "membre" SAR was 5.74 watts per kilogram - higher than the limit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66795168 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66795168 Thoughts on this threshold?
- ashleyn 3y agoLooks like you get way more of a SAR rating in your head from a typical MRI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_absorption_rate#MRI_scanner_SAR_testing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_absorption_rate#MRI_s... Of course it should be mentioned that you're not usually in an MRI machine multiple times a day.
- lm28469 3y agoYou also get much more radiation by visiting chernobyl than by storing a bit of radioactive material under your pillow but it's not advisable to do so.
- aperson_hello 3y agoUnless you're digging trenches in the soil or paying the elephant foot a visit, the radioactive material under your pillow is actually almost definitely worse for you (depending on exactly how radioactive we're talking)!
- sg47 3y agoI have an iPhone 12 and have had cancer that's typically caused by radiation. Should I be worried?
- altairprime 3y agoNote that HN comments are not a useful source for legal or medical advice; please consult with a professional regarding the legal and medical concerns expressed. (I am not your lawyer, this is not legal advice, I don't work for Apple in any capacity.)
- wafflemaker 3y agoHoney, never underestimate the impact of your well intentioned advice. I am always amused and annoyed when ChatGPT gives me amazing medical, psychological and legal advice (that I simply can't afford myself, just a factory worker), and ends it with 'but contact a real doctor/shrink for real advice'. Advice which is just an echo of wise words spoken by people like you, for which I'm always grateful.
- altairprime 3y agoSomeone has to refer them to a professional, and certainly it’s unlikely anyone else will. I looked and there’s already a nice selection of replies as predicted, so I’m still comfortable with my contribution here. > Honey, Is this an autocorrect typo for something relevant in this context? I wasn’t sure how to interpret it, so apologies if I’ve disregarded something important in my reply.
- freedomben 3y agoI don't have an answer for you, but it will be a hard one in general to get answered as cell phone radiation dangers is one of those highly controversial subjects that have been riddled with pseudoscience and quacks. Best of luck though, sincerely.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoRadio (Electromagnetic radiation) is what’s used to communicate over Wi-Fi and your FM radio. High frequency light such as UV radiation is what causes cancer. The concern by the French is over the radio.
- abracadaniel 3y agoWhat company hasn't reminded their employees not to comment on ongoing litigation in public? This entire story seems so forced, with outlets seemingly pretending that they don't know their headlines are implying ionizing radiation.
- biogene 3y agoYep. Regardless of whether it is positive or negative, you don't want your general employees commenting on the safety of the companies products. On such sensitive topics, you want to leave the floor open to SMEs and recognized industry experts.
- Avlin67 3y agofrench elite tries to educate big US company after failed colonizarion. (I am french)
- ashleyn 3y agoElectromagnetic radiation and ionising radiation are two very different things. Phones emit electromagnetic radiation. EMR is by far the less harmful of the two health wise - a phone will at worst heat tissue to imperceptible levels. Is this a serious issue for owners to even worry about?
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- suprjami 3y agoPlease provide a reliable scientific reference about "unlocking a cell". This sounds like pseudoscience nonsense along the same lines as "detox" treatments and "wellness" products.
- meepmorp 3y ago> But there is a third option with the safe, you can subject it to an intricate sequence of motions and it will unlock, requiring far less energy than it does to rip it apart. Is it not conceivable that there’s not a similar situation with cells in that the intricate EM patterns of telecommunications devices could unintentionally “pick the locks” of cells and damage them? Have you considered this as a possibility? Or it could give you superpowers! Or transport you to another dimension, or any other random thing I'm free to conjecture about because I also don't feel bound to base this on observed phenomena!
- vGPU 3y agoIs that why I can hear colors? Huh. And where was me thinking it was because my neighbors have been too busy throwing parties to let me have some sleep this past week.
- archo 3y agoA brief Primer - Difference Between Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation : https://sciencenotes.org/difference-between-ionizing-and-non-ionizing-radiation/ https://sciencenotes.org/difference-between-ionizing-and-non...
- archo 3y agoSpecific Absorption Rate (SAR) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_absorption_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_absorption_rate