Alerte Phonegate saisit à nouveau la CADA face au silence de l'ANFR

New Battle for Smartphone Radiation Transparency

Health advocates are raising concerns about potential software manipulation in smartphone radiation testing. The NGO Alerte Phonegate and Dr. Marc Arazi have filed their fifth complaint with France's Commission for Access to Administrative Documents (CADA) against the National Frequency Agency (ANFR) on April 8, 2026.

The complaint seeks technical data about power regulation software in smartphones, which advocates suspect may be altering device behavior during official safety tests. These tests measure Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), which indicates how much electromagnetic radiation the body absorbs when using a device.

A Decade-Long Fight for EMF Data Access

Since 2016, Dr. Arazi and Alerte Phonegate have been working to make smartphone radiation control data public. While they've achieved some victories, including the creation of the DATA ANFR database, the agency has reportedly been delaying information transmission, potentially benefiting manufacturers at the expense of public health transparency.

The stakes increased after a European Commission decision in August 2025 validated concerns about the iPhone 12, confirming risks related to what advocates call "systemic software fraud." The ANFR took over three years to release the iPhone 12 test report after CADA's intervention in December 2025.

Dr. Marc Arazi, President of Alerte Phonegate, compared the situation to the automotive Dieselgate scandal: "The Phonegate is to telephony what Dieselgate is to automobiles: the use of software to deceive regulatory tests at the expense of public health."

While current requests focus on iPhone models, advocates say a favorable decision would set a precedent for all manufacturers, potentially revealing how actual user exposure to electromagnetic fields differs from official test results.

Originally reported by via @Phonegate_Alert on X