GOLFnSUN
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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|  An idea whose time will never come
This is an idea that just will never fly. Given the state of the internet with all the hackers(organized crime types and just plain losers) out there, opening up your system just doesn't make sense for most people. Sure if you want to set up firewalled systems and are willing to front the time and cost of making a truly secure system available in some theory of social good, then go to it. But most users just don't need the grief and chance of increased exposure. Secondly, like the article points out, most people who signed on aren't in locations where anyone wants to make use of the open access anyway. More and more, it just sounds like some money making scam set up by the Spanish developers.
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peter_m
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join:2005-07-13
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| Unless they can provide some kind of centralised logging of users and IP use, this can be a security issue. Regardless of the fact that I am very passionate about on-line privacy, I would just feel much more comfortable if FON was keeping logs simply because I know my ISP is keeping logs on my account and would hate to be accused of anything I had no involvement with. |
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nozzer
join:2004-06-25
Waltham, MA
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The best defense against the **AA's of the world IS to put up an open access point, but protect your own LAN. Once you ask the **AA to PROVE that YOU were responsible for whatever it is they are accusing you of, and point out there is an open AP on your network, they are screwed and have to drop their case. |
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