Following claims that some people are made ill by wireless networks, The Guardian asks if there's any proof that this might be the case, reviewing the available literature for possible reasons why such sensations might be experienced when in range of a WiFi-pumping device.
The answer is "No," but there is some research underway into the possible effects generally of electromagnetic waves--the results are yet to be completed, however, and scientists are always cagey about revealing anything prior to peer review and publication.
The debate, naturally enough, centers on the whether radio waves can have the claimed effects. What many, including the Guardian, ignore, is that to claim to be sensitive to WiFi specifically isn't a claim about being sensitive to electromagnetism: radiation on these wavelengths is ubiquitous, and removing WiFi from your home is like removing a single violin from an orchestra. Victims like Kate Figes, then, must surely be claiming a physical sensitivity to the data that WiFi signals encapsulate.
What else is there to distinguish IEEE 802.11 from everything else chattering on between 900Mhz and 5.2 Ghz? Signal strength, perhaps?
Is there any proof that Wi-Fi networks can make you sick? [Guardian]
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