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What Do Court-Ordered Internet Bans Really Mean?

Posted by timothy on from the not-a-heckuva-lot-just-yet dept.

tcd004 writes "Chris Lamprecht, a.k.a. Minor Threat, was the first person to be banned from the internet back in 1995. Since then, the practice has gained popularity worldwide. In the last year, courts in Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States have all banned people from the Internet. A British court recently banned a convicted pedophile specifically from entering chatrooms for 10 years. But how effective are the bans? Minor Threat contends that the rules governing his internet ban use were toothless. How much harder is it to keep people off the internet in an age when everything--from parking meters to refrigerators--comes with an IP address." (Note: the Globe and Mail story requires registration.)

4 of 453 comments (clear)

  1. I'm breaking my ban to get first post. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Roflomg!

  2. Bah. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bah.

  3. Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Internet bans you
    fp?

  4. Re:Working globeandmail.com login by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    try goatse.cx