New America Foundation, Public Knowledge Oppose Marriott Petition
Replying to a petition by Marriott and others seeking FCC guidance on how they can protect the security and quality of their Wi-Fi networks, the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation and Public Knowledge said in comments posted…
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Tuesday that network operators “have many alternative and permissible ways to combat cybersecurity threats and criminal activities -- including notification of the relevant law enforcement authorities. By contrast, nothing could more undermine the stability of our wireless infrastructure than to authorize a set of trigger-happy vigilantes to engage in wide-area jamming at will.” The groups said hotels “employ security guards to help manage their property and provide a first line defense against theft, trespass or other threats to their guests. No one imagines that these private security guards should have SWAT-team style weapons and body armor, or that hotels should force guests through a TSA-like body scan to prevent terrorist attacks. Similarly, hotels (and other operators) have more than adequate means to protect their networks without resorting to jamming. The concerns articulated by the Hotel interests do not justify a resort to willful interference with non-hotel Wi-Fi networks or devices.” Marriott and co-petitioners, the American Hospitality and Lodging Association and Ryman Hospitality Properties, have said the hotel doesn't intend to block guests’ ability to access the Internet through their own Wi-Fi services (see 1501010001).