Wi-Fi In Laptops Dangerous To Kids

April 29th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

Filed Under: Everton • Internet News • Mobile & Telecoms

Tags: 3G, laptop, UK, WiFi

I try to not use a laptop on my lap because I’m sure the heat isn’t going to do much for my chances of fathering kids, but now I’m wondering if I should worry about the WiFi antenna. A UK government mobile phone safety research committee is advising that kids shoud use laptops. Professor Lawrie Challis told the Daily Telegraph that:

“With a desktop computer, the transmitter will be in the tower. This might be perhaps 20cms from your leg and the exposure would then be around one per cent of that from a mobile phone. However, if you put a laptop straight on your lap and are using wi-fi, you could be around two centimetres from the transmitter, and receiving comparable exposure to that from a mobile phone.”

Scary stuff huh?

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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1. #1
   

   Comment by Zath on 29 April 2007:

   I’ve been wondering about these kind of signals whizzing through the air for a while now and have already been trying to limit my proximity to these devices, such as limiting laptop usage on my lap!

   I wasn’t aware it could be as bad as mobile phoen usage though, something to think about, given I’d spend much more time using a laptop than I would talking on a mobile in one session.
2. #2
   

   Comment by Everton on 29 April 2007:

   It’s something I worry about as well. In my home I have:
   - my wifi network
   - 6 other networks I can see
   - two mobiles
   - A DECT network
   -Blutooth devices
   - a laptop and a console connected wirelessly
3. #3
   

   Comment by Mrman on 8 July 2007:

   Wi-Fi is not dangerous.

   http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/12/uk-doctor-puts-the-smackdown-on-wifi-fearmongers/
4. #4
   

   Comment by Phone-wiz on 14 June 2008:

   how can we ever escape this, every other gadget I use is wireless these days, laptops, mobile phones, PDAs and my Wii

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