I have seen the "banned from using the Internet for life" sentencing numerous times, but every time I hear it I think of how unpractical that sounds in this day in age. Some even go so bad to say, "banned from utilizing any computer network, including the Internet."
With the advance of technology, I expect everything to be online in the coming years. Heck, I expect an alarm clock that will not only wake you up, but tell you the weather, and read you the top news headlines, and your email (patent pending D )
Are there certain conditions with this sentencing? Does it only apply to sitting in front of a computer and browsing the Internet or checking email? What if the person wanted VOIP service, would that count? What if a person wanted a cell phone and it had 3G capabilities?
How do you restrict someone from getting a job? Because face it, unless you are doing landscaping, just about every job now a days requires computers or accessing something on the Internet. Heck, even landscapers use computers and the Internet to order products and design landscapes so that is probably not a good example. You get my point.
I believe there are usually conditions for this type of sentence (although I haven't seen a lot of "for life" cases).
I know, for example, when Kevin Mitnick was sentenced he was banned from using computers for a certain amount of time (5 years if I remember correctly). However he was allowed to have someone else use his computer and he would tell them what to do. For example they would download his email and read it to him and then he would tell them how to respond. So he couldn't physically touch the machine, but could still be in the room with one.
Of course that was what, 10 years or so ago, so I'm sure with all the smartphones, etc now that would be a bit different.
Tom
I have seen the "banned from using the Internet for life" sentencing numerous times, but every time I hear it I think of how unpractical that sounds in this day in age. Some even go so bad to say, "banned from utilizing any computer network, including the Internet."
This is no different than prohibiting a felon from possessing a firearm. You can't prevent it, but you can create punitive sanctions if they are discovered doing it.
The question, then, is "Do you feel lucky?"
For example they would download his email and read it to him and then he would tell them how to respond.
I am pretty sure he could read it himself. Looking at the display can be very hardly classified as "using computers" lol wink
I am confused how does the authority going to monitor whether the person who may concern so called banned from using computer is using the computer . ?
The very same way as they "monitor" whether you kill or steal or commit many other things you are forbidden to do.
I do not think this is enforceable, in future the internet will be as necessary as having access to electricity and water at home.
Some European countries have also declared broadband a legal right, Finland at least has.