Many Americans Still Don't Have Home Net Access

Weather Storm wrote in with a story about those who see no need for home net access. Surprisingly, it's not the cost that is a barrier to entry. Instead, most say they don't see the value of having a net connection at home. "A little under one-third of U.S. households have no Internet access and do not plan to get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their lives, according to a new survey. Park Associates, a Dallas-based technology market research firm, said 29 percent of U.S. households, or 31 million homes, do not have Internet access and do not intend to subscribe to an Internet service over the next 12 months."

Comments

Re:Does that include

[jonnythan]

Because you signed a contract saying that you're not allowed to share those resources.

Re:Does that include

[Anonymous Coward]

I would close your wi-fi, or at least run it through a filtering router... Its pretty common for someone who has an open connection to be held criminally and civilly responsible for use, even if its by some wardriver.

Avoid paying the RIAA their 4k and having to post public apologies... lock your stuff down.

Re:Does that include

[NeilTheStupidHead]

I would tend to agree with you, I used to leave my router open before I moved. Since I've relocated however, I've had to restrict access because both the providers in the area limit traffic and impose heavy fines on any overages. The first month I was here, I left the router open and my first bill was nearly four times the basic amount because "I" exceeded my monthy limit. I also got a nasty email from my provider because someone was downloading copyrighted content over my connection and was stupid enough to get caught.

Re:Does that include

[ncc74656]

If you are a member of the ACLU there is a good chance you're a pedophile.

People know you by the company you keep:

ACLU's Charles Rust-Tierney Busted For Hard-Core Kiddie Porn

The ACLU's crusades don't always make a lot of sense, but its campaign to legalize kiddie porn is quite understandable in light of Charles Rust-Tierney's arrest Friday for possessing child pornography. Rust-Tierney used to be president of the ACLU's Virginia chapter.

Investigations revealed that "Charles Rust-Tierney has subscribed to multiple child pornography websites over a period of years." He admitted downloading videos and images from kiddie porn websites and collecting them on CDs.

The guy's no lightweight; he likes the hard stuff:

The videos described in the complaint depict graphic forcible intercourse with prepubescent females. One of the girls is described in court documents as being "seen and heard crying", another is described as being "bound by rope."

Rust-Tierney has been coaching various youth sports teams. On behalf of the ACLU, he advocated against restricting Internet access in public libraries. By the way, his wife Diann, also a moonbat activist, serves as executive director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty -- which makes you wonder what else the Rust-Tierneys have been up to.

The day that the criminal syndicate that calls itself the "American Civil Liberties Union" is broken up and liquidated cannot come soon enough.