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Dec

Big Ed-Tech Is Watching You: Privacy, Prejudice, and Pedagogy in Online Proctoring

December 11, 2020
Source: https://brownpoliticalreview.org/2020/12/big-ed-tech-is-watching-you-privacy-prejudice-and-pedag CHAELIN JUNG | DECEMBER 6, 2020 In the pandemic-era scramble of digital education delivery, the line between public and private has been unduly blurred. Remote learning has brought one particular learning tool — remote invigilance, or more colloquially “online proctoring” — to the fore. And students are not happy. Considering the unprecedented threats online proctoring...
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11
Dec

December 2020: more on the Havana Syndrome

December 11, 2020
Article by an electrical and computer engineer who designs and builds sources of high-power microwaves (Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,  University of New Mexico. https://theconversation.com/scientists-suggest-us-embassies-were-hit-with-high-power-microwaves-heres-how-the-weapons-work-151730 Excerpt Lots of power, little heat Although these high-power microwave sources generate very high power levels, they tend to generate repeated short pulses. For example, the SINUS-6...
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10
Dec

Leszczynski: Misinformation & Disinformation on 5G & Health

December 10, 2020
Source: https://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2020/12/10/leszczynski-misinformation-disinformation-on-5g-health/ Slides of Leszczynski’s presentation at the Poland/EU on-line conference dealing with information, misinformation and disinformation about 5G technology (Leszczynski POLAND 2020) Source: Leszczynski Poland 2020
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10
Dec

Baton Rouge has a new 5G cell tower ordinance; Here’s how it addresses homeowners’ concerns

December 10, 2020
Source: https://www.theadvocate.com/article_85364a30-3a70-11eb-9be7-efd6e1bd3acf.html Y BLAKE PATERSON | STAFF WRITER  DEC 9, 2020 The East Baton Rouge Metro Council approved new rules Wednesday governing the look and placement of 5G cell towers, including a unique provision its authors expect to be copied in cities across the nation.  The ordinance is the culmination of nearly 16 months of work...
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08
Dec

Plane-Crash Risk Seen Rising on FCC Expansion of 5G Spectrum

December 8, 2020
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-07/plane-crash-risk-seen-rising-on-fcc-plan-to-expand-5g-spectrum By Todd Shields, Alan Levin, and Helene Fouquet December 7, 2020, 7:31 PM GMT+2Updated on December 8, 2020, 12:42 AM GMT+2 Study warns of interference with electronics on airliners FCC says use of airwaves is safe and will open auction Tuesday A plan to redeploy spectrum for super-fast 5G wireless networks is sparking concern among aviation safety experts...
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08
Dec

Understanding 5G technology from a casualty perspective

December 8, 2020
Source: https://youtalk-insurance.com/news/axa-xl/understanding-5g-technology-from-a-casualty-perspective?fbclid=I Almost as soon as companies announced the development of 5G network technology, the rumours began to swirl about the dangers of 5G networks. Articles suggested that the electromagnetic field put out by 5G technology would increase the risk of particular cancers, and in some of the more extreme claims, were charging that 5G...
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07
Dec

Nokia to lead the EU’s 6G project Hexa-X

December 7, 2020
Source:  https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/12/07/2140244/0/en/Nokia-to-lead-the-EU-s-6G-project-Hexa-X.html snippet 07 December 2020 Espoo, Finland – Nokia leads the way in the next generation of wireless networks as the overall project leader for Hexa-X, the European Commission’s 6G flagship initiative for research that will drive the overall 6G vision. The project goals include creating unique 6G use cases and scenarios, developing fundamental 6G...
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07
Dec

Will the US defence bill (on 5G rules to pressure Huawei and ZTE) affect South Africa?

December 7, 2020
According to Vanashree Govender, Huawei’s spokesperson in SA, all three telcos that have launched 5G are using Huawei in parts of their 5G networks, including the Huawei 5G CPE router. Other companies which are also providing their technologies include the likes of Nokia, Ericsson and ZTE, as South African telcos are taking a multi-vendor approach...
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06
Dec

December 2020: Media reports on the Havana Syndrome

December 6, 2020
NY Times, Dec. 5, 2020. Report Points to Microwave ‘Attack’ as Likely Source of Mystery Illnesses That Hit Diplomats and Spies A government-commissioned report provides the most definitive explanation yet for “Havana syndrome,” which struck scores of American employees, first in Cuba and then in China, Russia and other countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/business/economy/havana-syndrome-microwave-attack.html?smid=tw-share Numerous other media outlets...
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