The inexorable rollout of the superfast 5G mobile network has been met with alegal challenge in the UK courts—and it could have worldwide implications. If it’s successful, governments may not be able to rely solely on health agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), to assess the safety of the technology but will be directly responsible for the health of their citizens.
Governments will have a legal duty of care to point out all the possible health hazards—even if they haven’t been proven—of the 5G (Fifth Generation) network, explain how people might reduce their exposure and create a system to monitor cases of illness that may have been caused by the network’s radio-frequency radiation (RFR).
Although the challenge is specifically against the UK government, a judgment
