Transcript der umstrittenen Wi-Fried-Sendung (IV) (Allgemein)

Gast, Samstag, 05.11.2016, 11:45 (vor 2937 Tagen) @ Gast

Frank Clegg
Earlier in my career, we were on a campaign to get technology into schools which did include wi-fi, so yes, I was a proponent and I wish I'd known then what I know now because I hope and I believe my message would've been different. If you can't say it's safe, then you'd be cautious about how you use it.

NARRATION
The industry body acknowledges concerns about the greater vulnerability of children during development because young people will use wi-fi for most of their lives, unlike this adult generation. They also say this has already been factored in the safety threshold. While the Australian Government's position on wi-fi remains unchanged, other countries are making changes. In France, for example, legislation was passed banning wi-fi in nurseries and day care centres. The National Library of France and other libraries in Paris have removed wi-fi networks altogether.

Dr Devra Davis
We do need to create digital citizens and we want children to know how to use the internet, how to find information - that's all very important. Wherever possible, the Israeli government advises using wired as opposed to wireless. For schools, we need to go wired whenever possible. Routers right now are programmed that they're on 24-7. There's no reason for that. They ought to have an on-off switch.

NARRATION
And it's not just in schools - nowadays, many homes and offices have wi-fi as well.

Dr Devra Davis
The location of the routers, it's really important. Don't have a router in your bedroom, don't have a cordless phone next to your bed. Keep these things some distance away. You can set your router in the closet furthest away from where people regularly spend time. That's what you should do. If you can't avoid it and you're in a small apartment, get in the habit of turning it off certainly when you're sleeping.

Libby Laura
What we'll do is we'll just turn the router on with our switch. We've instituted some simple switches at the high school that would work a little bit just like a light switch and it's been trialled in several classrooms where, if the teacher needs the computer that lesson, they'll switch the switch on and the router will start up, and if it's not needed they'll turn it off. So it's quite simple.

Frank Clegg
There is no doubt that consumers are confused. There are conflicting reports, there is a lot of scientific information out there. It gets some press coverage, but then it gets countered by industry. I'm embarrassed to say that I believe my industry is on a campaign to bury the science and confuse the message on the harmful effects of wireless devices.

NARRATION
Mr Clegg is concerned there'll be a repeat of the mistakes from the past.

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Frank Clegg
One of the best analogies I've heard in this scenario is using the tobacco model where we know the first science came out showing smoking cigarettes caused harm back in the 1960s, and the tobacco industry was able to delay legislation, delay the message to the public for decades.

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Frank Clegg
I believe that my industry is using that same model in obfuscating the science, hiring scientists to cast doubt on the science, confusing government and causing government to be constipated and not passing the legislation that they need to pass.

NARRATION
But when we approached the industry body, they objected to the criticism, saying they have open discussions about the scientific evidence on their website and continue to fund research into the health effects of RF radiation.

Dr Devra Davis
You really wanna see proof that we've got millions of people with cancer like we did with tobacco and asbestos? Is there any question we should've acted sooner? We would really make a huge mistake if we continue to take the repeated assurances, 'Everything is alright.'