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Monitoring
19
Jul

Mobile Network Exposure Rises and Falls With Human Activity

July 19, 2026
Mobile Network Exposure Rises and Falls With Human Activity Mobile network exposure measurements across 10 European countries revealed significant daily variation in RF-EMF exposure levels, with nighttime values decreasing by up to 48.4%, reflecting daily patterns in mobile network activity. Silhouette of cellular infrastructure against orange sky—visual reference for environmental RF-EMF exposure monitoring research Published...
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01
Aug

EMFSA July 2025 Newsletter

August 1, 2025
The EMFSA July 2025 Newsletter brings together updates in EMF research, monitoring systems, satellite developments, and evolving safety standards. Below are a few of the featured topics — follow the link at the end to read the full newsletter. 5G and Neonatal Skin Research A BioEM 2025 presentation examines how exposure to 27.5 GHz 5G...
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16
May

The monitoring and control of public sentiment on EMFs

May 16, 2025
The monitoring and control of public sentiment on EMFs is the focus of a recent study published in Applied Sciences (2025). It introduces an AI-based system to track public sentiment about electromagnetic radiation (EMR) on social platforms like Weibo. The technology is advanced. However, the study raises ethical concerns about surveillance, public trust, and the...
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31
Jul

EMFSA July 2024 Newsletter

July 31, 2024
Link to our monthly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/emfsa/democracy Subscribe to the newsletter (free) https://www.emfsa.co.za/newsletter/
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31
Jul

Access to Information in a Democracy

July 31, 2024
Photo by Sam J: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-paper-folders-with-black-tie-1764956/ •Freedom of Information (FOI) is regarded as one of the best examples of democracy. •Access to Information is a Human Right In South Africa, the right of access to information is enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Republic of South Africa, 1996) and enacted through the...
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31
Aug

EMFSA August 2023 Newsletter

August 31, 2023
Image: Cape Town Sunset EMFSA Image: Key words in this month’s newsletter. Read our newsletter at: https://mailchi.mp/emfsa/enforcement-monitoring-compliance-configuration-data-transparency
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20
Apr

ANSES, 5G: health risks around 3.5 GHz unlikely (in view of the available data). For 26 GHz, currently insufficient data.

April 20, 2021
Nous appelons donc à poursuivre la production de connaissance sur ce sujet, en particulier sur les liens entre exposition et effets sanitaires. Nous avons identifié de nouveaux points d’attention. Pour consulter l’intégralité de nos travaux : https://t.co/EPTIL9NWQ4 (9/10) pic.twitter.com/f79w2A1WRo— Anses (@Anses_fr) April 20, 2021 (Auto-translated from French) https://tinyurl.com/brhx5ukx Technological developments and the multiplication of digital...
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12
Apr

Time to regulate AI that interprets human emotions

April 12, 2021
Source: Nature WORLD VIEW, 06 APRIL 2021 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00868-5 Kate Crawford During the pandemic, technology companies have been pitching their emotion-recognition software for monitoring workers and even children remotely. Take, for example, a system named 4 Little Trees. Developed in Hong Kong, the program claims to assess children’s emotions while they do classwork. It maps facial features...
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11
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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26
May

China’s Virus Apps May Outlast the Outbreak, Stirring Privacy Fears

May 26, 2020
By Raymond Zhong May 26, 2020, 4:43 a.m. ET China’s Virus Apps May Outlast the Outbreak, Stirring Privacy Fears With the disease there mostly under control, officials are looking for new uses for the government software that’s now on many phones. At the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, officials made quick use of the fancy tracking devices...
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