[sllug-members]: Bill to restrict open wireless access

[Michael Place]

Rep. Brad Daw is preparing to introduce legislation to heavily restrict
free and open wireless Internet access in the state. A full copy of the
text of this bill is available here:

http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillint/hb0139.htm

What this bill essentially does, as I read it, is to outlaw free public
wireless Internet access in the state of Utah unless that access has a
provision to verify the age of users via either a credit card or (get
this) government issued ID. 

This proposal would radically reshape or destroy things like the future
of community wifi projects. I can't even begin to fathom how this would
affect cellular data networks. I'm sure there are other concerns members
of this list would like to bring up as well.

It's going to be another interesting session on the hill. If you would
like to contact the Rep sponsoring this bill, his name is Brad Daw and
he's from Orem. His contact information is available below:

http://www.braddaw.com

-mp