Blogging Ottinger (tim)Felony Connection
I just read another riveting Ars article about a guy getting in trouble for using an unprotected wireless network. Yikes.
I guess I’d better put some security on mine just to keep my neighbors from being guilty of FELONY computer network intrusion.
But I guess sharing is unpopular with telecommunications and adds a burden to the RIAA and MPAA when they’re tracking down evil people who actually buy their products *after* listening to them. And I’m sure homeland defense would rather we were using IP connections that are tracked to a single owner (or better, a single user).
Me, I think this is all a little silly. I think the laws need a little adjusting. A big public cloud is still something I’d like to see, where we all share our connections and we can all connect next door if our connection is too far away from our garage or bedrooms. But if ISPs and various troubled concerns make it felony-class illegal, we have to become selfish for their sake.
I think the solution is at least as wrong as the problem. But that’s modern life.
