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The ISP angle is more treacherous than it was back when Schneier wrote this. Now if somebody uses your open network for piracy, many ISPs will provide you with
by chc 12y ago
The ISP angle is more treacherous than it was back when Schneier wrote this. Now if somebody uses your open network for piracy, many ISPs will provide you with a couple of warnings and then either throttle or shut off your Internet. (Incidentally, there does not appear to be a limit on how much time must pass between these warnings, so it is conceivable to receive more than one in a 24-hour period, I think. Risky business.)
- pjmlp 12y agoIn some countries (e.g. Germany), you are legally responsible for what goes through your access point. As such, I am not giving access to strangers, as good as it might be.
- oakwhiz 12y agoIt seems like the telecommunications industry is trying to scare people away from being charitable to strangers with their wifi, because it forces people to purchase expensive internet plans on their cell phones if they want to use the internet outside.
- ZenPro 12y agoNot really. The ISP's have fought tooth and nail against every Government regulation to try and curb piracy or force the ISP's into compliance. They have argued that the same laws which state the post office cannot be held responsible for malicious packages also applies to the telecommunications traffic they enable. SkyBSB and Virgin Media lined up behind Talk Talk as prominent opposition to the Digital Economy Bill in the UK. They were simply beat down into regulatory compliance.