A company I used to work for(CAIS Internet/Ardent Communications) had a gateway system that did this over five years ago for wired networks. Here are some links to old press releases refering to the gatway system, the IPORT.
http://www.kiosks.org/newsbits/2000/021500d.htm
http://news.com.com/2100-1033-207372.html?legacy=c net
Ardent sold the system to Cisco in 2001:
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/prod_022001.html
A short description of the software can be found here:
http://www.isp-planet.com/equipment/iport.html
IANAL, but i believe civil rights violations refer to the the various civl rights laws passed by congress such as Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Civil Rights Act of 1964. I believe these various laws are necessary to restrict which actions of private companies.
As an example, I believe that companies can sanction employees for speaking against the interests of the company. An employee would not be able to assert his/her first amendment rights, as the private company is the government.
Of course, an airline is in a regulated industry and the FAA or other branch of the government might require them to follow guidelines that other non-regulated companies would not.
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A company I used to work for(CAIS Internet/Ardent Communications) had a gateway system that did this over five years ago for wired networks. Here are some links to old press releases refering to the gatway system, the IPORT. http://www.kiosks.org/newsbits/2000/021500d.htm http://news.com.com/2100-1033-207372.html?legacy=c net
Ardent sold the system to Cisco in 2001:
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/prod_022001.html
A short description of the software can be found here:
http://www.isp-planet.com/equipment/iport.html
IANAL, but i believe civil rights violations refer to the the various civl rights laws passed by congress such as Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Civil Rights Act of 1964. I believe these various laws are necessary to restrict which actions of private companies. As an example, I believe that companies can sanction employees for speaking against the interests of the company. An employee would not be able to assert his/her first amendment rights, as the private company is the government. Of course, an airline is in a regulated industry and the FAA or other branch of the government might require them to follow guidelines that other non-regulated companies would not.