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> And why not allow a smartphone or laptop with internet access in general? One big reason is because inmate access to communication with the outside world alw
by qes 8y ago
> And why not allow a smartphone or laptop with internet access in general?
One big reason is because inmate access to communication with the outside world always results in numerous complaints of harassment, usually from inmates' (ex) significant others.
Internet access makes it too easy for inmates to conduct this remote abuse while hiding evidence that they did so.
- skissane 8y ago> Internet access makes it too easy for inmates to conduct this remote abuse while hiding evidence that they did so. Setup a web proxy that only allows outbound port 80 and 443, MITMs all port 443 traffic, only GET and HEAD (no PUT/POST/CONNECT), and only to a select list of pre-approved domains (e.g. wikipedia.org, news/educational/government websites, etc), and which records all traffic. Risk of harassment from such a setup seems pretty low, and the inmates might learn something useful.
- zimpenfish 8y ago> only to a select list of pre-approved domains > and which records all traffic If a prisoner is researching their own appeal, or communicating with a lawyer about such, wouldn't these restrictions hamper their access to a fair and competent representation?
- skissane 8y agoThey could build a special email system that allows inmates to send/receive encrypted emails with their lawyer only. The TLS MITM could be turned off for that site only.