I am reading an article in the New York Times on smart meters and issues that people opposed their installations on the basis of health problems, privacy issues, and inaccurate readings.
One of the health issues has something to do with the health concern on electromagnetic hypersensitivity or EHS. People claim that "radiation from cellphones, WiFi systems or smart meters causes them to suffer dizziness, fatigue, headaches, sleeplessness or heart palpitations.", according to the article.
A few important concepts of control, and distrust were raised in the article as one of the issues that always arise with new technology. What is going on around smart meters mean that a lot more works need to be done to develop a better understanding of consequences of wireless devices.
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