Big Brother

[jmoore]

So - was in a hospital waiting room today, and they could somehow block ALL of my shooting sites!!!!
Wi-fi and 3G. Screen said all "weapon" sites were blocked. Interestingly - I could access BladeForums.
Yep - a religious hospital.
john

[jmoney]

So - was in a hospital waiting room today, and they could somehow block ALL of my shooting sites!!!!
Wi-fi and 3G. Screen said all "weapon" sites were blocked. Interestingly - I could access BladeForums.
Yep - a religious hospital.
john

I've had this site blocked in numerous county buildings as well.

[.46caliber]

I don't understand how they could block access when connected to web via your cell provider's 3G connection. That's not the hospital's network, they can't control it. I guess unless your 3G connection at the time was actually coming from equipment that was installed on the hospital network. Something doesn't add up there.

Their WiFi network is a different matter. They own it and maintain it and can manage traffic how they wish. Last couple hospitals I've been in blocked firearms related sites on their WiFi.

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[Kain]

I don't understand how they could block access when connected to web via your cell provider's 3G connection. That's not the hospital's network, they can't control it. I guess unless your 3G connection at the time was actually coming from equipment that was installed on the hospital network. Something doesn't add up there.

Their WiFi network is a different matter. They own it and maintain it and can manage traffic how they wish. Last couple hospitals I've been in blocked firearms related sites on their WiFi.

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This. There local networks they can control how they wish. But 3G should have been fine. Have known a number of places that would block sites like M4C and others when I went in to eat. Upon leaving I generally make abundantly clear that I will not be returning and will let those I know aware that they do not support the rights of citizens.

[signal4l]

Use a proxy server

[3 AE]

Can you get porn while you wait?

[sevenhelmet]

I've had this site blocked in numerous county buildings as well.

Odd, my .mil computer loads this site just fine. You don't want to get caught surfing porn on a government computer though.

[Hmac]

OP had to have been on the hospital's wi-fi, not his cell service provider. Sites with certain header labels can be blocked. Google WebSense. It's the most common program for accomplishing that. The hospital where I work blocks all those sites, and others, for certain tiers of employees on their standard network, but not their public wi-fi.

[jpmuscle]

Stingray? Lol

[SilverBullet432]

Our hospital has various gun mags out on the shelf. God bless texas.