Comments on: McDonalds free WiFi to be filtered

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:22:17 +0000

Not just that they’re a private business, but that the very nature of the service means it is able to be accessed by children even if not being directly used by them. I have no qualms with filtering on publicly visible computers (e.g. libraries, schools, public wi-fi hotspots) because the solution is not just a matter of parental supervision and education.

Private dwellings, however …

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:51:04 +0000

Fair enough, Maccas has the rights to do this and its their business so they can operate how they want.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:44:30 +0000

mcdonalds is a privately owned company, and they are provideing a service for free, so they are perfectly within their rights to choose to filter their wifi if they wish.

The government however… (not going to bother to point out what this website’s basic intention is to point out)

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:59:08 +0000

I hate pointing out the obvious and preaching to the chior, but here goes anyway.

Yes, if the leaders of a company want to implement this kind of thing that’s fine – in this particular instance, if I were on the McDonalds board, I’d even be a supporter of the policy.

And so to, if the leaders of a household feel the need to implement a filtering regime (which from my own experiences a teenager can circumvent in a matter of hours), that’s fine. Even commendable in many instances.

All power too them – not all power to the Government.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:46:32 +0000

If a company wants to do it, it’s their business I think. Whether it’s effective doesn’t matter, they have every right to do it and as you say, it doesn’t mess with the entire country.

By: conan1989

conan1989 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:41:04 +0000

this is an example of a reasonable implementation… does not fuck over the country