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My understanding is that the "oops Agent Smith, my WiFi was unsecured" is not legally feasible, or is going away.. you are responsible for access to your pipe.

by lhnn 16y ago

My understanding is that the "oops Agent Smith, my WiFi was unsecured" is not legally feasible, or is going away.. you are responsible for access to your pipe. Which sucks... heh.

jrockway 16y ago
Where did you get this idea from?
- Vivtek 16y ago
  I got this idea from the MPAA telling my ISP to tell me to secure my WiFi or lose my connectivity.
  - jrockway 16y ago
    The MPAA telling you that is no different than me telling you that. I have no legal authority to do so, no matter how many lawyer's names appear on my letterhead.
NathanKP 16y ago
That doesn't sound feasible to me, because there are so many older people and non-technically savy individuals who don't know how to secure their wireless access point. In addition, some models don't support security that is strong enough to prevent hacking, or they are set up using default or easy to guess passwords. Lastly, many wireless points are deliberately left open so that they can be used by customers of cafes, etc. So in summary, I seriously doubt that you can be held responsible for another person's use of your pipe.