TITLE: |
The wireless society / Stuart A. Kallen, book editor. |
SERIES: |
At issue. Mass media |
PUBLISHED: |
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2007. |
DESCRIPTION: |
117 p. ; 24 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-107) and index. |
NOTES: |
Municipal wi-fi is part of a communications revolution / Neal Peirce -- The potential benefits of municipal wi-fi are overstated / David P. McClure -- Wi-fi technology is beneficial to high school administrators / Ron Schachter -- Wireless classrooms present many challenges to teachers / Mahesh P. Bhave -- Wireless technology boosts business productivity / Intel Information Technology -- Wireless networks can have negative consequences for employees / Jyoti Thottam -- Using a wi-fi network poses security risks / Stephen Lawson -- The unauthorized use of available wireless signals should not be illegal / John C. Dvorak -- Wireless implants enable the government to track and control citizens / Amy Worthington -- Fears of wireless implant surveillance are overblown / Josh McHugh -- Cell phones transmit dangerous radiation that causes cancer / Taraka Serrano -- Cell phones do not cause cancer / James Niccolai -- Cell phone use impairs drivers / Lee Siegel -- The wi-fi revolution is failing the urban poor / Roberto Lovato. |
NOTES: |
Examines wireless technology, its many advantages and its drawbacks. |
SUBJECT: |
Wireless LANs |
SUBJECT: |
Cellular telephone systems |
SUBJECT: |
Wireless communication systems --Social aspects |
SUBJECT: |
Wireless communication systems. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Kallen, Stuart A., 1955- |