Supreme Court Says People Can’t Be Banned From The Internet

Re:Supreme Court Says People Can’t Be Banned From The Internet by elkos on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @04:38AM (#14601985)

If I recall correctly Kevin Mitnick was banned from using a phone or a computer quite a while back. Right?

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Re:Supreme Court Says People Can’t Be Banned From The Internet by ionised on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @06:27AM (#14602504)

Well they had to.

They couldn't very well give him the opportunity to initial a nuclear attack by whistling down the phone could they?

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Re:Supreme Court Says People Can’t Be Banned From The Internet by ceejayoz on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @11:27AM (#14604605)

My understanding of the ruling is that individuals can still be banned, on a case-by-case basis, but not an entire class of offenders by default.

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