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

[ 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.”

Complete
Story

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