Someone forgot to tell U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith that Republicans are supposed to be the pro-business party that believes in hands-off governance.The New Jersey Republican yesterday filed legislation that would toss technology company executives behind bars if they have the temerity to locate Web servers in countries such as China that restrict use of the Internet.It’s a nutty bill that will never see the light of law.As we’ve noted earlier here, there are smarter people taking more reasoned and practical approaches to the problem of how to help bring a free Internet to repressive countries. Related content news analysis It’s now easier to check if that used smartphone you might buy is stolen By Paul McNamara May 12, 2017 2 mins Small and Medium Business Internet Consumer Electronics news analysis IT work gets The Onion treatment By Paul McNamara May 11, 2017 1 min System Management Careers Data Center news analysis ‘Found a leaky ethernet port’ By Paul McNamara May 05, 2017 2 mins Internet Cloud Computing Data Center news analysis Majority of U.S. households now cellphone-only, government says By Paul McNamara May 04, 2017 2 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Internet Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe