Re: Linux to be illegal in California?

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Linux to be illegal in California?
Date	2026-05-21 08:46 +0200
Organization	Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming
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On 2026-05-21 04:53, Roger Blake wrote:
> On 2026-05-20, Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> wrote:
>> For a residential connection, the provider has your street address and
>> knows in which apartment your circuit ends. For a wireless connection,
>> you need to supply ID¹.
> 
> It is possible, for example, to obtain a pay-as-you-go phone
> without ID and use it for cellular internet connection. Typically
> referred to as a "burner" phone. I have one as a backup phone
> and have not given any kind of identification. Renewal cards
> can be purchased for cash in many locations.

As part of the war on terrorism following the terrorist attack on the NY 
towers, and later on the Atocha trains in Spain, we can not get a SIM 
card without submitting a proper ID document. Means national ID document 
for us, a passport for foreigners. Although I have seen visitors use 
their driving license.

> 
> For most WiFi connections at places like coffee shops etc.
> it is not necessary to provide ID, only the password to
> connect. In some cases that leads to a page where one is
> asked to provide information but ID is not asked for and
> the information usually not checked.
> 
> So far we are not a "Your papers please" type country, though
> there are certainly those who would like it to be so. (As I
> recall Germany went through a period where that was the rule.)
> 


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-05-20 14:54 +0200
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-21 02:53 +0000
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:46 +0200
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:56 +0100
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 10:26 +0200
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2026-05-21 13:48 +0000
                Re: Linux to be illegal in California? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-05-21 11:12 +0200
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