On Wednesday 21 October 2009, shirish शिरीष wrote: > in-line :- > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 21:52, Nagarjuna G. <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://dot.gov.in/miscellaneous/publicnotice.pdf > > > > and also see this > > http://www.medianama.com/2009/10/223-indian-government-wants-telcos-to-re > >gister-wifi-users-within-60-days/ > > This is definitely bad news for potential users of technology (including > me) > > From the post one of the comments really puts up the points. > > <quote> > > @Kaiz: I assume you have been reading too many Tom Clancy novels. I am > eager to learn if a single terror incident in India has used > 'unsecured' WiFi networks to plan and execute a blast. So far, to the > best of my knowledge, such networks have been used only to send > self-congratulatory emails, after the event. The rest is highly > suspect media hype, fanned by persons who are very likely to have a > vested interest in selling 'security' systems, and some policemen who > are very eager to face TV news cameras. > > Also, you apparently find it difficult to understand the notification. > Nobody is interested in users having passwords to log into private > networks, the notification asks for all users to be centrally > registered with the ISP. This is a backdoor method to empower ISPs to > begin identifying subscribers on the basis of numbers of users per > subscription ID, and the logical next step will be differential rates.
The poster has got it wrong. The notification asks "All internet and Broadband users using WIFi connectivity" to register with the ISP. That is if you have an internet / broadband connection (that would include ADSL / LL / Dialup), AND use a wifi router, you have to register AGAIN. To get an internet connection you have to register anyway, nothing new there. -- Rgds JTD _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
