[IP] FCC wants a magic, porn-free wireless Internet

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Sunil Garg [sunil@sunilgarg.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:08 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: FCC wants a magic, porn-free wireless Internet

via Boing Boing; for IP if you wish:

David Weinberger writes, "The FCC is suggesting that it will make a slice of spectrum available for free Internet access to users, so long as the providers filter out all the porn...and, if the filters don't work, then the providers have to use 'other means,' which presumably might include blocking entire application types or protocols, or blocking encrypted data. It includes filtering p2p traffic. The idea is now open for public comment. One of the prominent supporters of this idea, M2Z, which is bidding for it, bills itself as a 'free family friendly broadband' company. "

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-158A1.doc

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/24/fcc-wants-a-magic-po.html

Regards,
Sunil


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