Wi-Fi hotspots banned at the Olympics
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While we are used to a laundry list of banned items at major sporting events, this year the Olympics is forbidding something new. In addition to the usual suspects – drugs, booze, and weapons, Wi-Fi hotspots are now on the no no list.
Attendees at the summer games in London will not be permitted to setup personal Wi-Fi or 3G hotspots to access the Internet. Since smartphone are allowed, however, there is little stopping you from operating some sort of Wi-Fi tethering speakeasy, unless they plan on sending the Internet police around with Wi-Fi finders, which seems unlikely.
While it’s not immediately clear why Wi-Fi hotspots ended up as contraband, they did join other odd banned items such as large golf style umbrellas, oversized hats, and excessive amounts of food. Clearly the games aren’t being held here in the states this year. The IOC also noted that both fans and athletes can use various social media outlets, such as Twitter, Facebook, and blogs, but only if they are written in a “first person diary type format.”
source: Mashable
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4 Comments
1. mas11 posted on 25 Jul 2012, 22:30 4
“first person diary type format” So how everyone already uses them. lol
2. g2a5b0e posted on 26 Jul 2012, 00:44 3
Unless they actually plan on enforcing this, which would take a considerable amount of time & effort conisdering the size of an Olympic venue, this ban is utterly pointless.
3. script_writer posted on 26 Jul 2012, 02:27 0
Would love to see them TRY to enforce this. would mean putting a wifi detector every 10m. made me smile tho
4. Mxyzptlk posted on 26 Jul 2012, 02:31 0
I see the answer to why their justice system is so wonky.
