Not a law, it's in their updated terms and conditions that no one reads. On Dec 11, 2014 8:12 AM, "William Herrin" <b...@herrin.us> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Jeroen van Aart <jer...@mompl.net> wrote: > > Whose fault would it be if your comcast installed public wifi would be > > abused to download illegal material or launch a botnet, to name some > random > > fun one could have on your behalf. :-/ > > Doesn't work that way. Separate authenticated channel. Presents > differently from you with a different IP address out on the Internet. > > What Comcast is stealing is electricity. Pennies per customer times a > boatload of customers. > > theft n. the generic term for all crimes in which a person > intentionally and fraudulently takes personal property of another > without permission or consent and with the intent to convert it to the > taker's use (including potential sale). In many states, if the value > of the property taken is low (for example, less than $500) the crime > is "petty theft," > > Unless of course the knucklehead jurisdiction passed a law to allow > it. I'm betting they didn't. > > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > -- > William Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/> > May I solve your unusual networking challenges? >
