Anyone know anything about this?

[denny]

"[On December 5, 2007] The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including “obscene” cartoons and drawings–or face fines of up to $300,000.

That broad definition would cover individuals, coffee shops, libraries, hotels, and even some government agencies that provide Wi-Fi. It also sweeps in social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, and e-mail service providers such as Hotmail and Gmail, and it may require that the complete contents of the user’s account be retained for subsequent police inspection."

http://urbansemiotic.com/2007/12/10/rise-of-radical-religiosity-in-representative-democracies/

Comments

[janeandrich.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I hadn't heard anything about it - but it sounds horrid!

I like your userpic, btw.

[msdemmie.livejournal.com]

Yes I do - but you knew that anyway :)

I love the Icon

[morecake.livejournal.com]

WTF? I believe that that would currently be illegal under British law. However, it may be time to stop using Gmail, depending on how the law is applied. Which would be a shame, as it's a good service.

(Here via asw909, by the way.)