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Proposed Law Requires Age Verification on Public Wi-Fi Networks Print E-mail
Switched
Feb 07, 2008
Switched

We all know there's a lot of questionable content online, most notably pornography, and keeping kids from that content is a big priority for parents and social conservative groups everywhere. The question is how to do it. A Utah-based non-profit teamed up with a member of the State's House of Representatives to introduce a bill that would make pornography inaccessible at public Wi-Fi hot-spots with out age verification.

The bill would place responsibility on the wireless providers to verify age or face stiff fines -- even private citizens who have open access in their homes are susceptible to these fines. In other words, if a child next door leeches off your Wi-Fi network and accesses pornography through it, you could be fined $1,000.

Read more at: http://www.switched.com/.

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