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Re: Technology risk without safeguards


From: Max Harmony <maxh () maxh me uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 22:06:19 -0500

On 04 Nov 2020, at 19.54, Sabri Berisha <sabri () cluecentral net> wrote:
RF emissions are absorbed by the human body. Your kitchen microwave works at
the same frequency as your 2.4Ghz wifi. We all know it's a bad idea to put your
head in a microwave oven.

It's a bad idea because you'll get burns. EM radiation isn't some sort of covert superweapon where by the time you get 
cancer, the attacker is long gone. The potential harm is getting burned. As I'm sure everyone is aware, burns are 
painful, so you'll know right away.


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