Re: Home wireless free hotspot

[John Morrison <john.morrison101 () googlemail com>]

The legal position depends on the country you are in.

Most countries have coffe shops, and such like, that provide wireless
access to anybody. To get round the liability issues they have a
screen appear that says how the service can and cannot be used and
that the user indemnifies the wireless provider against all problems.

As others have said you may be in breach of contract with your ISP and
they could disconnect you. But this is not criminal. Just a civil
breach of contract.

In the UK and Europe a company called FON offers a package to allow
you share your wireless Internet access.
(http://www.fon.com/en/info/whatsFon) You can even decide how much of
your Internet bandwidth you want to share.



On 16 March 2010 18:32,  <ron () hotmail com> wrote:
> Although your intent is "noble", I think you are asking for a whole lot of trouble.  Sure your "intended audience", 
> the neighbors MAY take advantage of it.  But, how many typical home users are they technically savy enough to figure 
> it out?  More likely you will be found by a wardriver/hacker and shared with others for less than legal purposes.
>
> Then when it is discovered you are going to have to explain why it was left open.  You will be stuck with the fact 
> that you intended for other, unknown, people to freely use it.  So even though you didn't do any of the actions some 
> of the mud may still stick to you.
>
> If you want to share with neighbors, you are better off setting up a secured connection you can share with limited 
> audience for their "emergency" use.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Securing Apache Web Server with thawte Digital Certificate
> In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate.  We look at how SSL works, 
> how it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, 
> purchase, install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for 
> set-up are highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital 
> certificates.
>
> http://www.dinclinx.com/Redirect.aspx?36;4175;25;1371;0;5;946;e13b6be442f727d1
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Securing Apache Web Server with thawte Digital Certificate
In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate.  We look at how SSL works, how 
it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, 
install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are 
highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates.

http://www.dinclinx.com/Redirect.aspx?36;4175;25;1371;0;5;946;e13b6be442f727d1
------------------------------------------------------------------------