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BBC News: Wi-fi owner fined for lax security in Germany

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 2010

[ Thanks to Bernard Swiss
for this link. ]

“German citizens are responsible for the security of
their own private wireless connections, a court has ruled.

“The ruling comes after a musician sued the owner of a network
connection that had been used to illegally download and file-share
music.

“The owner had proof that the householder was on holiday at the
time but the court ruled that the network should have been
password-protected.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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