Wayne Putterill wrote: >Hotspots are popping up everywhere in the UK, including free access in >pubs - which I think is a superb place for them :) > >Free community based wi-fi is increasingly popular too, I can get good >access in quite a few local areas - coverage is patchy, but growing
I don't think the future of these community based projects is very bright. Most will not survive the first time somebody files a complaint with the police that they have been hacked/harassed/spammed from such an open network. Legally they might have the option of doing this for a few years (article 15.2 of the eCommerce Directive specifically says that the obligation to identify users of a service only applies to hosting, not to access providers), but I have no doubt that that loophole will be closed in the next round of legislation. And then all the local initiatives will have to be able to trace each and every HTTP request to the person that issued it, which requires a level of organization that just won't happen. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
