Here comes the chopper to chop off your network

I have previously mused on the possibility of RIAA and MPA making running a network without firewalls illegal. Doing so would allow them to prosecute anyone infected with malware that turned their machine into a file sharing zombie.

So I wasn't terribly surprised when I read about the municipality that passed a law regulating use of open WiFi networks by businesses. This was mostly to protect credit card data, and thus a good thing - I personally think there should be very strict regulation of storage of personal data. However I would not be at all surprised to hear many more reports of such laws being passed.