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Re:“We have no reason to believe 5G is safe” by Someone1234 on Monday October 21, 2019 @08:07AM (#21311272)
5G requires far more towers than 4G or 3G before it, and if biological damage is possible accumulated risk when measured over an entire population can still be problematic.

Ultimately this isn't simply an issue of "personal risk." If there's no danger, there's no danger. But if there is and you live in a major city simply not owning a cellular device may only lower your exposure.

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Re:“We have no reason to believe 5G is safe” by pjc50 on Monday October 21, 2019 @08:29AM (#21311471)
None of what you say is false, but without numbers it's impossible to compare to other sources of danger. And like ionising radiation, you need to compare to background levels. How does it compare to, say, the sun? Or EMC emissions from motor vehicles?

(Yes, they're not zero: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0029/44876/m... )

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Re:“We have no reason to believe 5G is safe” by ajsnigrutin on Monday October 21, 2019 @09:14AM (#21311857)
No it doesnt. It can work with more on 60GHz, or it can work with the same amount on the same frequencies as 4G.

And in either way - more towers, less power per tower.

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