Mobile Right to Know

A group representing Apple, Google, and Nokia asked a federal judge to block enforcement of a San Francisco law requiring wireless phone retailers to post what it called "alarmist" warnings about radiation from mobile devices. The first-of-their-kind warnings may discourage consumers from buying and using mobile phones, said CTIA-The Wireless Association. But city officials say the rule helps keep residents informed about possible health effects from mobile phone radiation. Should warning labels be used or is more proof necessary to make the connection between cell phones and cancer?

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