http://techliberation.com/2008/05/19/why-are-some-muni-wifi-experiments-failing/ The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:56:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://techliberation.com/2008/05/19/why-are-some-muni-wifi-experiments-failing/#comment-44239 Gary McGath Wed, 21 May 2008 11:24:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10813#comment-44239 Some left-wing blogs are floating a proposal to force private businesses to provide free wi-fi. It remains to be seen whether this will become a serious threat. Some left-wing blogs are floating a proposal to force private businesses to provide free wi-fi. It remains to be seen whether this will become a serious threat.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/05/19/why-are-some-muni-wifi-experiments-failing/#comment-41897 Gary McGath Wed, 21 May 2008 10:24:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10813#comment-41897 Some left-wing blogs are floating a proposal to force private businesses to provide free wi-fi. It remains to be seen whether this will become a serious threat. Some left-wing blogs are floating a proposal to force private businesses to provide free wi-fi. It remains to be seen whether this will become a serious threat.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/05/19/why-are-some-muni-wifi-experiments-failing/#comment-44238 MikeT Tue, 20 May 2008 14:08:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10813#comment-44238 It probably doesn't help things that there are people squeamish about getting on a government network for personal use. Being "public property," the government can easily argue that you don't have any claim to fourth amendment protections against intrusive surveillance of anything you connect to their wifi network. It probably doesn’t help things that there are people squeamish about getting on a government network for personal use. Being “public property,” the government can easily argue that you don’t have any claim to fourth amendment protections against intrusive surveillance of anything you connect to their wifi network.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/05/19/why-are-some-muni-wifi-experiments-failing/#comment-41890 MikeT Tue, 20 May 2008 13:08:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10813#comment-41890 It probably doesn't help things that there are people squeamish about getting on a government network for personal use. Being "public property," the government can easily argue that you don't have any claim to fourth amendment protections against intrusive surveillance of anything you connect to their wifi network. It probably doesn’t help things that there are people squeamish about getting on a government network for personal use. Being “public property,” the government can easily argue that you don’t have any claim to fourth amendment protections against intrusive surveillance of anything you connect to their wifi network.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/05/19/why-are-some-muni-wifi-experiments-failing/#comment-44237 Gary McGath Tue, 20 May 2008 11:47:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10813#comment-44237 That's the wrong question. When governments undertake business activities, it's success, not failure, which is surprising and needs explanation. That’s the wrong question. When governments undertake business activities, it’s success, not failure, which is surprising and needs explanation.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/05/19/why-are-some-muni-wifi-experiments-failing/#comment-41889 Gary McGath Tue, 20 May 2008 10:47:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10813#comment-41889 That's the wrong question. When governments undertake business activities, it's success, not failure, which is surprising and needs explanation. That’s the wrong question. When governments undertake business activities, it’s success, not failure, which is surprising and needs explanation.

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