Let the Regulation Begin

[Unarmed Gunman]

House just passed a nasty bill with some potentially serious side-effects:

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and drawings--or face fines of up to $300,000.



That broad definition would cover individuals, coffee shops, libraries, hotels, and even some government agencies that provide Wi-Fi. It also sweeps in social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, and e-mail service providers such as Hotmail and Gmail, and it may require that the complete contents of the user's account be retained for subsequent police inspection.

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[nvanprooyen]

 

[blueRAP]

So no more Skittles thread at Barnes & Noble?

 

[Moxie]

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"December 5, 2007 5:47 PM PST"

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

"December 5, 2007 5:47 PM PST"

...damn.



How the hell did that pop up into my reader? lulz

 

[msullens88]

Dear Mr.President,

Please Veto this bill and leave our Internet alone,

Or we will take your blackberry away and put you in a time out.


k thx bi,

The Interwebz,
and its 1337 users.

 

[bprimeelite]

Let the regulation begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


oh wait this happened 2 years go
December 5, 2007 5:47 PM PST

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

Let the regulation begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


oh wait this happened 2 years go
December 5, 2007 5:47 PM PST

That's already been pointed out - good work there.

 

[Roundabout]

Thanks for the scare Buckwheat. My hair looked like yours for a second before falling down when I saw the date.