Wi-Fi 'illegal images' politician defends legislation
| Title: | Wi-Fi 'illegal images' politician defends legislation (ID: CSD5262) | | Author(s): | Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com) | | Topics: | Federal Privacy Law, Internet Content Regulation, ISP, Monitoring and Surveillance, Policy and Law: Federal, SAFE Act, Social Computing, wi-fi, Wireless Technology | | Origin: | Community Contributions (12/06/2007) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | The Democratic sponsor of a bill forcing anyone with an open Wi-Fi connection to report illegal images--or pay fines of up to $300,000--says a recent Internet outcry over the legislation misses the point.
Rep. Nick Lampson of Texas, who drafted the bill that the House of Representatives approved this week, said through a spokesman on Thursday that he didn't actually mean to target Americans who happen to have Wi-Fi access points at home. The legislation also covers social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, and e-mail service providers such as Hotmail and Gmail.
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