Ian C. Blenke wrote:
>> Nocatsplash legal warning? Mysterious. Is is *possible* to avoid the
>> liability of someone, say, sending kiddie porn over your bandwidth?
>
> The real question there is wether common carrier rules apply. If you
> aren't controlling people's access _through_ your network, are you
> responsible for what they do _using_ your network?
>
> Carriers aren't responsible for the content that they carry through
> their networks. If they were responsible, you would see a much more
> thorough policing of botnets and free speech in general.
>
> As a residential customer, however, you're probably not contractually
> allowed to do this with your provider. While a counter argument to your
> personal status as a common carrier (which wouldn't help in a court
> case), that agreement is technically with your provider, which I would
> think would merely open you up for breech of contract with your provider.
Hi Ian!
Bottom line, I wouldn't have wifi without locking it down as hard as
possible. Maybe not even then. I don't mind using others', though.
Regards,
Pete
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