Comments on: Congress Screams “Kiddie Porn,” Tries To Kill Public WiFi

By: ThucydidesJr

ThucydidesJr — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:19:57 +0000

You know, I think this and the recent Copyright Penalties legislation coming up is them tipping their hand - Guess who is gonna get immunity in the FISA Bill?

This legislation shows the power of the telecoms in Congress. They will not suffer under this House leadership.

By: jonnyra

jonnyra — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:24:21 +0000

Pandering to the right wing screech monkeys? Backing the big telecoms? Paybacks to lobbyists? Probably all of the above but what it is not is logical and reasonable and for the good of the people. This nation is in a sad state and this just highlights how bad things have gotten and is a disturbing sign of how much worse things are gonna get.

The last 10 years of republican rule and the perfection of the right wing propaganda machine has ruined this nation and I honestly do not believe we will ever recover. The damage is done and WE ARE SCREWED.

By: CarlNyberg

CarlNyberg — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:13:36 +0000

It does seem like this legislation is discriminatory and has equal protection problems.

Why do WiFi outlets need to police this when other ISPs don’t?

And will private individuals be prosecuted for letting their neighbors use their WiFi signals?

By: nahant

nahant — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:03:44 +0000

Haven’t seen anything discussed about how all these little wifi nets are going to capture all the traffic on their node. No one but the big telcos can afford the storage space for all that traffic and then someone needs to analyze all the traffic, Sounds expensive to this old IT dude! Where are they going to locate all that disk space, maybe this will be the next big thing for all these techies who’s jobs were outsourced overseas. They will be needed where ever there is a wifi node!!

By: selise

selise — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:49:55 +0000

do you have my contact info?

if you’ll email me (contact page link at my name), i’ll send you my phone number.

By: Rayne

Rayne — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:47:27 +0000

Bilbo — and did the bill define exactly who/what is an “electronic communication service provider or a remote computing service provider”?

I can drive a Mack truck through that loophole.

By: goldberry

goldberry — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:46:08 +0000

Well, it certainly is weird that in all the years I have used the net, I’ve never tripped over so many obscene images as I have in the past couple of weeks. I don’t go looking for them but there they are. I haven’t seen anything illegal but if I ever did, I wouldn’t think twice about reporting it. If there are children involved, that’s a serious thing, Jane.

By: mui1

mui1 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:45:41 +0000

Selise, catch you later, but Hartford/Worcester Mass? Sound doable? Maybe in the future or near future?

By: mui1

mui1 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:44:12 +0000

worcester, mass? Definitely. I am thinking of this weekend. But I am not sure. However, I am looking into a Hartford alternative. You are right next door. So that would be cool.

By: selise

selise — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:40:46 +0000

i wasn’t… (got some heath issues keeping me close to home at the moment) – are you going? if so, you must (well, i hope) you will stop in worcester on your way for coffee or dinner or something.