14 DAY TRIAL // Wi-Fi has been one of the revelations of the past years, and being able to enjoy a quality Internet connection on the move has changed the way many people use the web. Some people are less than keen on Wi-Fi's advantages, in fact are pretty much against the technology. It's not the technical short-comings that they have a problem with, their complaints are rooted in serious health issues as they are suffering from the illness known as "electromagnetic hypersensitivity," the imaginary condition in which people claim to be affected by the various electromagnetic fields but which scientific tests fail to prove in any meaningful way.
But who needs science when you've got lawyers. One sufferer has had enough with his neighbor's insensitivity and is now suing her for failing to turn off her Wi-Fi hotspot and her cellphone. The issue is so bad, apparently, that it has caused the man to be effectively 'homeless' as he is forced to sleep in his car or with friends, presumably with more sympathetic neighbors.
"Firstenberg 'cannot stay in a hotel, because hotels and motels all employ wi-fi connections, which trigger a severe illness,' says the request for a preliminary injunction. 'If (Firstenberg) cannot obtain preliminary relief, he will be forced to continue to sleep in his car, enduring winter cold and discomfort, until this case can be heard.' The case has been assigned to state District Judge Daniel Sanchez, who has yet to set a hearing," writes the Santa Fe Mexican.
The man is also a part of several groups which have tried, without success, to prevent the local authorities from installing public Wi-Fi hotspots in public libraries and in other locations in Santa Fe. The authorities, luckily, chose to listen to science and reason rather then alarmist claims, something which happens less often than you'd think, and went ahead with the plans to deploy the public Wi-Fi hotspots.