Porn, knives and drugs websites accessible on most public Wi-Fi

Posted by cveigt on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @11:40AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

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Re:Porn, knives and drugs websites accessible on most public... by ctdonath on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @12:02PM (#6445376)

More than half of cafes and restaurants in the UK do not filter access to online stores selling things like knives and swords

As an American, I find this concern absolutely bizarre. Do the authors also censure sites selling baseball bats[1] as well?

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Re:Porn, knives and drugs websites accessible on most public... by bifrost on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @11:57AM (#6445345)

Uh, what? "Oh no, you can access the internet!"

I guess I'm glad we don't live in (quite) that much of a nanny state, but sheesh.

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Re:Porn, knives and drugs websites accessible on most public... by Nanzikambe on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @12:04PM (#6445383)

And almost 100% of public libraries offer recipes for bombs, nukes and murder to terrorists and teenagers.

The horror

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