German court orders wireless passwords for all

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Charley Kline <csk () mail com>
> Date: May 12, 2010 12:30:27 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: German court orders wireless passwords for all

> A German court now requires you secure our private Wi-Fi network or  
> you can be fined.
>
>
> BERLIN – Germany's top criminal court ruled Wednesday that Internet  
> users need to secure their private wireless connections by password  
> to prevent unauthorized people from using their Web access to illega 
> lly download data.
> Internet users can be fined up to euro100 ($126) if a third party  
> takes advantage of their unprotected WLAN connection to illegally  
> download music or other files, the Karlsruhe-based court said in its  
> verdict.
> "Private users are obligated to check whether their wireless  
> connection is adequately secured to the danger of unauthorized third  
> parties abusing it to commit copyright violation," the court said.
>
> See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100512/ap_on_hi_te/eu_germany_wireless_passwords
>
> -- Charley



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