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December 2020
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Dec

EMFSA December 2020 Newsletter

December 31, 2020
Happy New Year! Introducing the Acoustimeter AM11 View our December 2020 Newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/f16ab9c2b832/emf-news-introducing-the-am11
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29
Dec

File 5G // Court of Arnhem declares the appeal of a resident from Haarlo in Gelderland against the placement of a 5G antenna well-founded. Breakthrough in case law on radiation risks

December 29, 2020
(Auto-translated from Dutch) EUROPEAN MULTILATERAL LAW SERVICE GROUP 25-12-2020 08:17 AMNETHERLANDS – Arnhem District Court declares appeal by resident from Haarlo (Municipality of Berkelland) against placement of 5G antenna well-founded. She should be regarded as an interested party. In this case, it concerns an environmental permit for an antenna mast. In the opinion of the...
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28
Dec

Criticism of ICASA’s spectrum allocation plan increases

December 28, 2020
Not only does ICASA (The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) face legal action from Telkom but the Mafadi Consortium has joined Telkom in criticising ICASA’s spectrum allocation plan, demanding a review of the process. IT Web News Publication reports: Mafadi Consortium has joined Telkom in criticising #ICASA’s #spectrum allocation plan, demanding a review of...
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26
Dec

Exclusive-Suspected Chinese hackers stole camera footage from African Union – memo

December 26, 2020
Source: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-african-union-cyber-exclusiv/exclusive-suspected-chinese-hackers-stole-camera-footage-from-african-union-memo-idUSKBN28Q1DB DECEMBER 16, 2020 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As diplomats gathered at the African Union’s headquarters earlier this year to prepare for its annual leaders’ summit, employees of the international organization made a disturbing discovery. Someone was stealing footage from their own security cameras. Acting on a tip from Japanese cyber researchers, the African...
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26
Dec

Potentially negative effects of internet use

December 26, 2020
It is increasingly recognised that the internet, in spite of all its benefits to society, can also be correlated with significant harms to individuals and society. Some of these harms have been studied extensively, particularly harms to privacy, harms associated with security and cybercrime, and harms resulting from digital divides. This report covers less studied...
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26
Dec

Potentially negative effects of internet use

December 26, 2020
European Parliamentary Research Service Nov 6, 2020 It is increasingly recognised that the internet, in spite of all its benefits to society, can also be correlated with significant harms to individuals and society. Some of these harms have been studied extensively, particularly harms to privacy, harms associated with security and cybercrime, and harms resulting from...
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26
Dec

The ethics of artificial intelligence, a Swiss Perspective

December 26, 2020
Source: SWI swissinfo.ch https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/machines-and-ethics–artificial-intelligence-switzerland/46213634 Digital technologies hold great promise for the economy and society. But some recent developments, such as face recognition, also present ethical dilemmas. The challenges are immense for Switzerland, which is one of the leading developers of artificial intelligence (AI). This content was published on December 10, 2020. CHRISTIAN RAAFLAUB Digitalisation has...
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23
Dec

Telkom sues ICASA

December 23, 2020
Post updated 23 December 2020 to include ICASA’s response: •ICASA CONTINUES TO RECEIVE SUBMISSIONS OF APPLICATIONS DESPITE TELKOM’S COURT APPLICATION 23 December 2020 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA/the Authority”) received a court application on Tuesday, 22 December 2020, filed by Telkom in respect of the Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) for high...
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23
Dec

Assessment of Physician Sleep and Wellness, Burnout, and Clinically Significant Medical Errors

December 23, 2020
Trockel MT, Menon NK, Rowe SG, et al. Assessment of Physician Sleep and Wellness, Burnout, and Clinically Significant Medical Errors. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(12):e2028111. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28111 Key Points Question  Is sleep-related impairment associated with burnout, professional fulfillment, and self-reported clinically significant medical error in physicians? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of 11 395 physicians, sleep-related impairment had statistically significant correlations with...
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22
Dec

Temperatures in Pigs During 3 T MRI Temperatures, Heart Rates, and Breathing Rates of Pigs During RF Power Deposition in a 3 T (128 MHz) Body Coil

December 22, 2020
Cho, C.‐H., Grosse‐Siestrup, C., Nadobny, J., Lojewski, C., Niehus, S.M., Taupitz, M., Hamm, B. and Schlattmann, P. (2020), Temperatures in Pigs During 3 T MRI Temperatures, Heart Rates, and Breathing Rates of Pigs During RF Power Deposition in a 3 T (128 MHz) Body Coil. Bioelectromagnetics. https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.22311 Abstract Exposure to radiofrequency (RF) power deposition during magnetic resonance imaging...
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