Age Limit Apply to Access Public Wi-Fi

Age Limit Apply to Access Public Wi-Fi

On October 4, business daily "Vedomosti" reported that in the near future will be a ban on the use of public Wi-Fi children up to 18 years. This was announced at a press briefing on October 3rd Deputy Chief Roskomnadzora Ksenzov Maxim. Thus, the connection to the Wi-Fi networks in the parks, restaurants, shopping centers, airports and other public places will be limited by password.

The necessity of such a decision, Ksenzov causes come into force on 1 September this year the law "On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development." According to which the minor children should be protected from harmful to their information. This includes in particular: graphic violence, profanity, scenes of smoking and alcohol consumption, drug use, and denial of family values. According to Roskomnadzora, free access to the network can cause in children the desire to commit acts that endanger their health or life.

This law applies to magazines, newspapers, TV channels. In addition, in recent years more and more have marked the "16 +" or "18 +" films in the Russian box office.

Ways to implement ideas to restrict access to Wi-Fi are not announced. Currently Roskomnadzor who prepare recommendations for the introduction of restrictions on access by age to such networks. The representative of the service Peaks Vladimir says that one of the proposals - this is the same system of constraints, which operates in the sale of tobacco and alcohol. Ie to receive a password to access Wi-Fi in public areas must present a passport.

Their ideas and thoughts on the matter expressed by representatives of various cafes and eateries. Thus, the Subway chain is adverse to such restrictions and believes that it is only necessary to prohibit access to inappropriate sites for children. Before the meeting Roskomnadzor ISPs have assumed that they will block the websites "adult" networks cafes, shopping centers and other places.

As reported by "Vedomosti", the responsibility for access to the Internet age children will not go to providers, and the administration of public places with Wi-Fi. Amount of the fine for them will be from 20 000 to 50 000. This also applies to those areas of the network where the notation "MTS WiFi», «Beeline WiFi».

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