At 08:20 AM 1/13/2006, Christopher Rich wrote:
>I think that in today's world, I would be more worried about someone
>using my system (and thus a connection that would be traced back to me)
>for doing things they do not want to do on their own access. I believe
>I read that someone prosecuted and convicted for stealing data over the
>internet can have all their computer equipment confiscated, and be
>fined very heavily.
A related possibility, however unlikely:
Rootkits, Backdoors, and Remote Access Trojans can (in theory)
be installed, from your neighbor's computer -- which may, unknown
to your neighbor, be a remote-controlled zombie (!) -- to run
hacking sessions or spam zombies from "Korea" (or anywhere)
against distant targets. These activities would track back to
you, and your computer.
If the "authorities" knock on your door, then you'd need strong
proof that those illegal activities did, in fact, originate from
whoever was leeching your bandwidth. Otherwise, they could
confiscate your computer(s) in order to run "forensics", to
determine the facts. And, they don't always return confiscated
computers -- or it could take years to get them back.
Bill
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