CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 4, Group 3

Many municipalities are beginning to provide free (taxpayer- or advertising-funded) citywide wireless Internet access. Many municipalities are also considering filtering the connections, usually to stop pornography. However, allowing the government to control information flow is fraught with danger to free speech, especially in the absence of any laws limiting the government's authority. Examine the ethical considerations posed by filtering of municipal WAN connections.

• http://www.wifinetnews.com/archives/006299.html
• http://people.w3.org/~djweitzner/blog/?p=90

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0305/p02s01-usju.html http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2006/02/how_many_states.html http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/2002/06/27/sinrod.htm