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

[Nathan Lane]

I don't think that police are going to go war driving around neighborhoods
to make sure people have secured their home wifi networks - I think that
home wifi falls into different legislation than this.

On Jan 23, 2008 1:40 PM, Adam Barrett <dragen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Given that war hammer is legal (isn't it?) wouldn't that make the
> owner of the network free and clear or the offense? I am no lawyer,
> but it sounds good.
>
> On Jan 23, 2008 1:34 PM,  <warrenw at xmission.com> wrote:
> > Daw and Yarro are friends who partnered on the CP80 bill in the last
> > legislative session.  In the intervening year, Yarro has spoken out
> > about what he perceives as the dangers of public wifi and its ability
> > to provide porn to minors (he ranted in committee about how kids could
> > war drive neighborhoods and download porn from their cars in the
> > street if they found unsecured networks).
> >
> > Its a small leap to this bill, if you ask me.
> >
> > -w
> >
> > Quoting Nathan Lane <nathamberlane at gmail.com>:
> >
> > > What is the premise for this bill?  Did something happen to cause this
> bill
> > > to be written?
> > >
> > > On Jan 23, 2008 12:42 PM, Michael Place <mp at xmission.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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<http://le.utah.gov/%7E2008/bills/hbillint/hb0139.htm>
> <http://le.utah.gov/%7E2008/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
> > >>
> > >>
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> > >
> > > --
> > > Nathan Lane
> > >
> >
> >
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