DIA Censors free wireless access ~ The Denver Insider's Blog

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

DIA Censors free wireless access

DIA has free wireless now, however the catch is that it has censored some of the websites that users can visit. The goal is to limit complaints from other people who may oversee something they would rather not see.

While I am generally against government intervention, I don't see this as a major problem at all and people who are worried about it probably are either self-righteous or simply just enjoy complaining.

DIA is providing wireless internet access to people for free as a convenience. It is not a long term internet solution for anybody. It is a legitimate concern that people might be subjected to seeing things involuntarily... especially kids. It is probably the same type of justification used for limiting the types of programming that is on network TV during prime time. The airport wants to focus on moving passengers, not on dealing with angry parents. Also, this is not a concerted effort to squelch any political speech. If the airport was censoring a presidential candidates website, for example, then we would have a problem. However, that does not seem to be the case.

The Internet access is most valuable for business travelers who are checking emails, reading articles, and doing other work related activities. These types of sites won't be censored.

This really is a non-issue. Have a little common sense here.

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