[sllug-members]: SCO chair behind Utah WiFi age verification proposal

[Kevron Rees]

> Andrew Johnson wrote:
> >> what's to keep
> >> kids from driving around looking up porn..?
> > 
> > Their parents.  Or maybe the fact that kids shouldn't be given Wi-Fi
> > capable laptops (or other devices: iPhones, iTouches, other
> > smartphones, etc.) unless they've demonstrated their trustworthiness
> > to their parents.
> > 
> > If the legislature really feels the need to act, how about
> producing
> 
 a
> > "The dangers of Wi-Fi devices for minors" pamphlet to explain why
> > giving a child an unlocked Wi-Fi device is a bad idea?  It could even
> > include instructions on how to recognize a Wi-Fi device.
> > 
> > Such a solution would almost certainly cost less and be at least
> > equally and probably more effective than the almost certainly futile
> > attempt to enforce security on every Wi-Fi network in the state.
> >
> 
> 
> couldn't they do the same thing in public libraries?  look up that
> crap
> 
 
> and all?
> 
> I understood they had filters but they were removed because it
> violated
> 
 
> some rights somewhere.

Libraries usually have open areas in which you wouldn't want to look up stuff like that because someone could walk by.  Sometimes it happens, but I'm sure it's not likely to be a widespread thing.

Parent's need to control a child's access to any wifi.  Filters just don't work well enough.  However we don't need legislation for it.