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Re: Bruce Schneier runs an open wireless network

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RS Wood wrote:
> Interesting writing:
> https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html
>
> Check at the bottom for the explosion of tech sites commenting on it.
> The Internet is soon to collapse under the weight of its own comments.

Schneier does a fairly good job of presenting the arguments /against/ 
his open network; and the articles at the links he provided which rebut 
his position also do a good job of disagreeing with his policy.

I don't think his arguments /for/ opening his network are at all 
persuasive.  He says "To me, it's basic politeness. Providing internet 
access to guests is kind of like providing heat and electricity, or a 
hot cup of tea."

The provision of access to house guests is not the same as 
'permanent'/continuous provision of access to anyone in the 
neighborhood/ wifi range.  My belief is that he has a responsibility to 
secure his network access limited to his family and his invited house 
guests (who he has also 'invited' to share his network access, but not 
any of those he has not).



-- 
Mike Easter

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Bruce Schneier runs an open wireless network RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-20 12:33 +0000
  Re: Bruce Schneier runs an open wireless network Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-05-20 07:07 -0700
    Re: Bruce Schneier runs an open wireless network Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-05-20 16:58 +0000
    Re: Bruce Schneier runs an open wireless network Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-20 21:56 +0000
      Re: Bruce Schneier runs an open wireless network Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:44 -0700
  Re: Bruce Schneier runs an open wireless network Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-21 09:09 +0200
    Re: Bruce Schneier runs an open wireless network RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-21 18:58 +0000

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