[ltp] Open Wifi (was: Please help me pick out my next thinkpad)

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Fri, 13 Jun 2008, Joerg Bruehe wrote:
> IANAL and didn't pay close attention, but AFAIK:
> At least in Germany the law is that running an open wireless over which  
> somebody else violates any rules (including illegal download of for-pay  
> music) is considered as having provided assistance for that action.

There is precendent for that in Brazil as well.  If you didn't take steps to
identify the users you are providing access to, you are responsible for
whatever they did (anonymity is forbidden in our constitution, with very few
exceptions, e.g. it is allowed for whistleblowing).

If you did take steps to identify your users, then things change a great
deal.

> So while Mr Schneier may consider the risk to be low enough, nobody  
> should simply apply that US statement to his country without checking.

Agreed.

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