In this episode of tHAWT, Trevor and Paul review the news items that have a theme of content on the Internet getting people in trouble. From the problems the rep. Mark Foley has found himself in after his indiscrete instant messages with pages, to members of the Hewlet Packard’s board allegedly illegally gaining person records from carriers and even the a blogger being successfully sued for libel. It brings into question responsibility for information that can be obtained from the web, which may be why some municipalities are looking at filtering what can be accessed from their “free” Wi-Fi services.

Should ISPs keep data to help catch online predators?

HP Indictments

Legal tips for bloggers

Wifi filtering