{"id":19018,"date":"2023-02-03T21:42:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T04:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=19018"},"modified":"2023-02-03T21:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T04:42:54","slug":"is-your-city-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=19018","title":{"rendered":"Is Your City \u201cSMART\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 2, 2023 &#8211; Review from Sharon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/2023-02-02-is-your-city-smart\/\"><em>StopSmartMetersBC<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Industry has co-opted the term \u201csmart\u201d and equated it with wireless, encouraging the expansion of the wireless grid. <strong>There are many communities across Canada, including BC, that have received \u2013 and more that have applied for \u2013 financial incentives (bribes) to become a \u201csmart\u201d city.<\/strong> Nanaimo was the first one on the Island that I knew about.<\/p>\n<p>The details are at the link. Who decides to apply to the government? Is it the Council \u2014 do the residents know and agree? Do the residents realize that many communities, especially coastal ones, have or will have fibre to the door, providing faster, safer internet access? Bowen Island is an example. Why has it applied to become a \u201csmart\u201d city?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gc.ca\/sc-vi\/map-applications.php\"><strong>https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gc.ca\/sc-vi\/map-applications.php<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmart\u201d city design, justification from Telus\u2019s point of view:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Smart City is the New Normal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cThe Smart City Is the New Normal\u201d \u2014 Innovating Canada\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innovatingcanada.ca\/technology\/the-smart-city-is-the-new-normal\/embed\/#?secret=tKDZ0J2RCL\" width=\"474\" height=\"456\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"tKDZ0J2RCL\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovatingcanada.ca\/technology\/the-smart-city-is-the-new-normal\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.innovatingcanada.ca\/technology\/the-smart-city-is-the-new-normal\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even the telecoms realize that fiber optic cable is more efficient and, in the long run, will provide better service all-round. But in the meantime they are taking advantage of people not knowing this, of being unaware\/ignorant about the availability of FOC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Makes a Town or City \u201cSmart\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmart\u201d communities use computing and communication technology to provide innovative solutions to complex issues.The goal is to stimulate community-based social and economic improvement and enhance our quality of life. <strong>The backbone of a wired smart city is optical fiber to every home and building \u2014 an electronic highway promoting collaboration, connection, commerce, and culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/wired-smart-cities\"><strong>https:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/wired-smart-cities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<strong>) Cities are being rated as being prepared to become \u201csmart\u201d as if that is a defining feature for success in the future.<\/strong> No mention of radiation, health, or environmental effects.<\/p>\n<p>(click on photo to enlarge)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Report-Names-U.S.-Cities-Ready-to-Become-Cybersecurity-Vulnerable-and-Privacy-Invasive-Smart-Cities-%E2%80%94-Is-Yours-One-of-Them.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Report-Names-U.S.-Cities-Ready-to-Become-Cybersecurity-Vulnerable-and-Privacy-Invasive-Smart-Cities-%E2%80%94-Is-Yours-One-of-Them.png?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Report-Names-U.S.-Cities-Ready-to-Become-Cybersecurity-Vulnerable-and-Privacy-Invasive-Smart-Cities-%E2%80%94-Is-Yours-One-of-Them.png?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Report-Names-U.S.-Cities-Ready-to-Become-Cybersecurity-Vulnerable-and-Privacy-Invasive-Smart-Cities-%E2%80%94-Is-Yours-One-of-Them.png?resize=686%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 686w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Report-Names-U.S.-Cities-Ready-to-Become-Cybersecurity-Vulnerable-and-Privacy-Invasive-Smart-Cities-%E2%80%94-Is-Yours-One-of-Them.png?w=725&amp;ssl=1 725w\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Report Names U.S. Cities Ready to Become Cybersecurity Vulnerable and Privacy Invasive \u201cSmart Cities\u201d \u2014 Is Yours One of Them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cProptechOS considered 11 indicators to evaluate each location\u2019s smart city technology readiness, including the availability of free WiFi hotspots, broadband download speeds and airports. It also considered the number \u2014 total and per 100,000 people \u2014 of IoT companies and public-access electric vehicle charging points, as well as the total number of 5G network towers and green-certified buildings. In addition to infrastructure, the report looked at the number of tech jobs available in each area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cities that will thrive in the future will be the ones best adapted to our new and greener ways of living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/2023\/02\/report-names-u-s-cities-ready-to-become-cybersecurity-vulnerable-and-privacy-invasive-smart-cities-is-yours-one-of-them.html\"><strong>https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/2023\/02\/report-names-u-s-cities-ready-to-become-cybersecurity-vulnerable-and-privacy-invasive-smart-cities-is-yours-one-of-them.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3) <strong>A correction from Dr. Moskowitz regarding the article in Jan. 30 update<\/strong> <span class=\"gmail-Object\">[1) \u2013 <strong><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1524_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object-hover\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/2023-01-30-censorship-to-accommodate-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/2023-01-30-censorship-to-accommodate-industry\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong>]<\/span> about Dr. Lin\u2019s article being censored by a scientific journal. He was not. The 3 \u201cconsiderations\u201d are in the link. My \u201ccorrection\u201d re. Dr. Lin\u2019s statement re cell phone SARs is still relevant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to Louis Slesin, Editor of Microwave News, Dr. Lin made the deletions that appeared as strike-outs in the pre-proof version of his\u00a0<strong><span id=\"gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT362_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"gmail-Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1547_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1556_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0013935123001615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">new paper<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, not the journal\u2019s editors. The following tweet provides the rationale why Dr. Lin made these changes.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lin\u2019s third \u201cconsideration\u201d below seems questionable. Many cellphones and other wireless devices have SARs which are close to ICNIRP\u2019s 2.0 W\/kg SAR limit. Moreover, according to Om Gandhi\u2019s research, ICNIRP\u2019s 2.0 W\/kg SAR limit which is averaged over 10 grams allows about 2-3 times greater absorption of radiation than the FCC\u2019s SAR 1.6 W\/kg SAR limit which is averaged over only 1 gram (i.e. cubic centimeter). Besides, the SAR limit is based on a threshold of harm (i.e., full body exposure of 4.0 W\/kg) that is contradicted by more than 100 studies and has been debunked multiple times, most recently in\u00a0<b><span id=\"gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT363_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"gmail-Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1548_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1557_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icbe-emf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ICBE-EMF<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>\u2018s open access paper, \u201c<span id=\"gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT364_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"gmail-Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1549_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1558_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ehjournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12940-022-00900-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\">Scientific evidence invalidates health\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">assumptions underlying<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">the<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">FCC and ICNIRP exposure limit determinations for radiofrequency\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">radiation: implications for 5G<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jim-Lin-replied-that-he-made-the-change-based-on-the-following-three-considerations.png\"><strong>https:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jim-Lin-replied-that-he-made-the-change-based-on-the-following-three-considerations.png<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sharon Noble<\/strong><\/em>, Director, Coalition to Stop Smart Meters\/Citizens for Safer Tech<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSometimes the questions are complicated, and the answers are simple.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 Dr. Seuss<\/p>\n<p>Sent from my wired laptop with no wireless components. Practice Safe Tech.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>source : <a href=\"https:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/2023-02-02-is-your-city-smart\/\">https:\/\/stopsmartmetersbc.com\/2023-02-02-is-your-city-smart\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 2, 2023 &#8211; Review from Sharon &#8211; StopSmartMetersBC &nbsp; Industry has co-opted the term \u201csmart\u201d and equated it with wireless, encouraging the expansion of the wireless grid. There are many communities across Canada, including BC, that have received \u2013 and more that have applied for \u2013 financial incentives (bribes) to become a \u201csmart\u201d city. 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