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Comment Please, no law needed, but consider these points (Score 1) 794

I don't think banning added salt is logical or wanted, though I wish consumers would demand a more reasonable use of salt in restaurant food. That said, a couple of comments: 1) Salt is not a spice, it is a mineral. It does not enhance flavor, it adds its own unique flavor. 2) Yes, salt is necessary for us to survive, but you'll find that we get salt in almost everything we eat - enough for our needs without adding any. Most Americans eat a lot of processed foods and, if they tracked their salt intake, will find that they have reached the maximum recommended daily allowance sometime early in their lunch. We, as a nation, eat entirely too much salt, and suffer high blood pressure and other maladies as a result.

Comment Re:Authorization (Score 1) 849

I agree. I see nothing in Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 47 that suggests "it is officially a crime to steal wifi". The law was specifically written to delineate what constitutes fraud if a "protected computer" of the United States government, a financial institution or a computer involved in interstate or foreign commerce is accessed. In each case, the law is violated not only by intentionally accessing the computer, but also by obtaining information.

Does access to a computer even occur? Access through a router to the public Internet does not automatically mean we determined a computer's IP address on the local network, cracked whatever protection was present, and accessed information on it.

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