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NEWS ... GLOBAL NEWS ... Hosein of Privacy International. occurrence today to be closer to one in 100. GROWING NUMBERS OF "There is a rapid expansion of The children studied were seen by SCIENTISTS DISPUTE MAN-MADE technologies for surveillance, identification Tamara Mariea, a certified clinical GLOBAL WARMING THEORY Hosein of Privacy International. "There is a rapid expansion of technologies for surveillance, identification and border control, and a much slower adoption of policies to safeguard privacy and security," adds EPIC's Marc Rotenberg. Despite this, John Palfrey of the Open Net Initiative in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, says that the position in China and Russia is worse than in the USA because they lack constitutional privacy protection. The only country judged to have "adequate safeguards" is Greece, where an independent data privacy authority can fine or imprison government officials. (Source: New Scientist, 12 January 2008) Hosein of Privacy International. occurrence today to be closer to one in 100. GROWING NUMBERS OF "There is a rapid expansion of The children studied were seen by SCIENTISTS DISPUTE MAN-MADE technologies for surveillance, identification Tamara Mariea, a certified clinical GLOBAL WARMING THEORY and border control, and a much slower nutritionist based in Nashville, Tennessee, ver 400 prominent scientists from adoption of policies to safeguard privacy _ specialising in treating autism. She is the more than two dozen countries and security," adds EPIC's Marc Rotenberg. primary author of the paper, along with Dr_ recently voiced significant objections to Despite this, John Palfrey of the Open George Carlo, an expert on the dangers of major aspects of the so-called "consensus" Net Initiative in Boston, Massachusetts, electromagnetic radiation (EMR), who in on man-made global warming. These USA, says that the position in China and the 1990s headed the world's largest scientists, many of whom are current and Russia is worse than in the USA because research program on mobile phone health former participants in the UN IPCC they lack constitutional privacy protection. hazards. (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate The only country judged to have "adequate Their work revealed the autism—wireless Change), criticised the climate-change safeguards" is Greece, where an __ technology connection following a series of claims made by the UN IPCC and former independent data privacy authority can fine tests on autistic children monitored during US Vice President Al Gore. or imprison government officials. 2005 and 2006. Even some in the establishment media (Source: New Scientist, 12 January 2008) Dr Carlo said: "These findings tie in with now appear to be taking notice of the other studies showing adverse cell- growing number of sceptical scientists. In WiFi LINKED TO RISE IN AUTISM membrane responses and disruptions of October 2007, the Washington Post staff A moundbreaking scientific study normal cell physiology. The EMR writer Juliet Eilperin conceded the obvious, ublished recently in the peer-reviewed apparently causes heavy metals to be writing that climate sceptics "appear to be Journal of the Australasian College of trapped in cells, slowing clearance and expanding rather than shrinking". This Nutritional & Environmental Medicine accelerating the onset of symptoms." blockbuster report lists the scientists by warms that wireless communication The authors point out that the rise incases name, country of residence and academic/ technology may be responsible for of autism is paralleled by the huge growth institutional affiliation. It also features accelerating the rise in autism among the in mobile phone and WiFi usage since the _ their own words, biographies and weblinks world's children (J. Aust. Coll. Nutr. & Env. late 1990s, with worldwide wireless usage to their peer-reviewed studies and original Med. 2007; vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 3-7). now having reached nearly four billion source materials as gathered in 2007 from Autism is a _ disabling neuro- _ persons. public statements, various news outlets and developmental disorder whose cause is not "Although some of the increase in autism websites. Many of the scientists featured in completely understood but is known to can be ascribed to more efficient diagnosis this report consistently stated that numerous involve heavy metal toxicity. American by the medical community," Dr Carlo said, colleagues shared their views, but they will advocacy groups call autism "the fastest- "a rise of this magnitude must have a major not speak out publicly for fear of growing developmental disability in the environmental cause. Our data offer a retribution. United States". Twenty years ago, only one reasonable mechanistic explanation for a Atmospheric scientist Dr Nathan Paldor, in 10,000 children was diagnosed with connection between autism and wireless Professor of Dynamical Meteorology and some form of autism. US government data _ technology." Physical Oceanography at the Hebrew show the rate in 2002 to be one in 150, but (Source: Science and Public Policy Institute, University of Jerusalem, author of almost clinicians who treat the disease estimate the 16 November 2007, www.safewireless.org) 70 peer-reviewed studies, explains how many of his fellow scientists have been intimidated: "Many of my colleagues with whom I spoke share these views and report LET THE seprtre on their inability to publish their skepticism |e VEITEATELS SEE TRE wie THAME reppe in the scientific or public media," Paldor ae aS ‘ he 7 fi | [3 y, LET THE senrtre [NVEITIGATEAS SEE THE LHSLE BASE a Ain" M2 ALIENS (p> HIDIEY HERE. __ iat “AREA Ty] sr al ae we “Gunrtvnre. : I ( ‘if! u as si | wrote. The distinguished scientists featured in this Washington Post report are experts in diverse fields including climatology, geology, biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, glaciology, biogeography, meteorology, oceanography, economics, engineering, environmental sciences and palaeoclimatology. Some of those profiled have won Nobel prizes for their outstanding contribution to their field of expertise, and many shared a portion of the UN IPCC Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. (Source: US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Report, 20 December 2007, http:/inyurl.com/2hmrer) 8 = NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com FEBRUARY — MARCH 2008