Re: German court orders wireless passwords for all

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Subhi S Hashwa <lists () subhi com>
> Date: May 13, 2010 5:49:20 AM EDT
> To: dave () farber net, ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re: German court orders wireless passwords for all

> Dear Dave,
> For IP if you like.
>
> I don't believe this is a fair assessment of what the court ordered.  
> The article explicitly says private rather than public, so my  
> understanding is that public access wifi hotspots are exempt from  
> such requirement.
>
> Subhi
>
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:14 AM, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: "Bob Frankston" <bob2-39 () bobf frankston com>
> Date: May 12, 2010 12:54:56 PM EDT
> To: <dave () farber net>, "'ip'" <ip () v2 listbox com>
> Cc: <nnsquad () nnsquad org>
> Subject: RE: [IP] German court orders wireless passwords for all
>
> Separate from my note about the economic damage done by requiring  
> that all access be closed – having the courts legislate a particular 
>  technology does further damage by making imposing a horrible user i 
> nterface that requires setting a password in each and every device a 
> nd requiring these passwords be changed for each venue and each path 
> . You can’t just walk into your friend’s house or a library or a  
> restaurant and just be connected. You have to negotiate each place a 
> gain and again.
>
> Alas, once again we see the future viewed as a threat not an  
> opportunity.
>
> Archives        
>
>
>
> --
> Subhi S Hashwa
> When everything is heading your way, you're in the wrong lane.



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