[IP] Re: Interesting point House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Karl Auerbach <karl@cavebear.com>
Date: December 7, 2007 2:15:46 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] Re:     House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi- 
Fi, Web sites

David Farber wrote:

One of the things that this statute does is to require reporting even  
when no content laws are being violated.  Rather it requires a  
provider to look for "circumstances that appear to indicate a  
violation".  In other words, a provider is required to report even  
when ambiguous situations and even when no illicit activity is, in  
fact, occuring. This will, of course, lead to providers taking the  
safe route and reporting on even the slightest hint.

And who are these providers that may have to report?  Why it is you  
and me and anybody who runs a wireless access point - or even one of  
the new XO, One Laptop Per Child, units that naturally cooperate to  
form a wireless mesh.

		--karl--


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