RE: Wi-fi. Approaching customers

["Soderland, Craig" <craig.soderland () sap com>]

Now here's the .90 cent question: 

If ISP's are not liable for the content across them, and cannot be held
liable. 

And you run an Open WIFI network... 

Aren't you in effect an ISP Albeit a free one? 

And if you are an ISP, then wouldn't you, not be liable for content sent
across your network. 




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Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Wi-fi. Approaching customers

Matthew Sabin wrote:

> My company has made a conscious decision to leave our WiFi open to
visitors, while our internal machines connect via IPSec on the open
airwaves.
> A drive-by would show the open nature of our WiFi, but wouldn't
immediately tell you that we've secured our business fairly well.

but what if someone uses your unsecured network to download copyrighted 
material (just mp3s are enough :->) or to send porn?

An unsecured WiFi may have serious legal consequences.

And to come back on the original topic: These legal consequences may be 
good arguments to convince customers that they need to get their network

secured.

Ciao
Marcus

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