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Well now, it depends. If I let someone use something of mine that is licensed and restricted by the government because of the potential for misuse, such as a g
by waqf 14y ago
Well now, it depends. If I let someone use something of mine that is licensed and restricted by the government because of the potential for misuse, such as a gun or prescription medication, then I am responsible inasmuch as I helped them circumvent government licensing.
If I lend someone an easily obtainable item such as a pencil sharpener or a cat, and they commit a crime using it, I don't see how I'm responsible.
The question is which of those categories Internet access falls into.
- evincarofautumn 14y agoA hundred people are now idly trying to figure out the feasibility and logistics of robbing a bank with a cat. I would go so far as to say that, in addition to the legal obligation to not violate a government license, you also have an ethical obligation to provide reasonable protection against theft, misuse, &c. Yet somehow it seems strange to apply that logic to network devices.
- Monotoko 14y agoBahaha, I sure was :)
- m_for_monkey 14y ago$ cat BigMoney > MyAccount
- danssig 14y agoIt's probably easier to rob a bank with a pencil sharpener.
- tseabrooks 14y agoImportant to not that in the vast majority of the U.S. there is no such thing as gun "licensing" or "registration". You can trade, loan, buy, give, or otherwise move firearms around all you wish with private parties. Your only obligation in most places is to ask, "Are you legally allowed to own a gun".