Hi Kenneth, IANAL. Radio emanations and IP routing are not labelled with human intent. I believe there lies both the risks and freenet opportunities.
On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 00:36, Kenneth Gutierrez wrote: [snip] > Since my neighbor could prevent me from using his > bandwidth with a simple push of a button, I'll assume > he doesn't mind and keep using it. In the meantime I > will shop around for an antenna in the hopes of > connecting to a legitimate community access point from > my home. Since the laws of your country have not yet prevented you from using his bandwidth/resources with a simple arrest and incarceration, you can assume that what you are doing is risk free. [snip] > As far as security goes, I get the feeling that there > are infinite levels of paranoia one can get swallowed > up in, so I might as well just try to trust people. And you might as well continue to just try to use people to your personal benefit without a modicum of effort on your part to communicate effectively over how to share a resource that costs. As long as it doesn't cost you. This seems to me to be a one-way reflection of trust. shine, .vortex PS [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a mailing list dedicated to active analysis of the socio-political and legal frameworks that affect open public networks (the network commons). This on-going research is vital in coming to terms with understanding what legal and social risks owners, operators and care-takers make when establishing and managing such a network. To subscribe: http://lists.free2air.org/mailman/listinfo/legal-issues -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
