Comments on: Wi-Fi Security: Home Nets Are Wide Open, Pub Gets £8000 Fine http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-security/wi-fi-security-home-nets-are-wide-open-pub-gets-8000-fine-2612 Enhancing business with technology - in association with eweek.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Corcoran http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-security/wi-fi-security-home-nets-are-wide-open-pub-gets-8000-fine-2612#comment-359 Charles Corcoran Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:12:15 +0000 http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-security/wi-fi-security-home-nets-are-wide-open-pub-gets-8000-fine-2612#comment-359 Knowing who is on you network is important as you are providing a service. Nothing is for nothing, and someone will pay for services used illegally. <a href="http://www.charlescorcoran.com/post/2009/12/02/WiFi-News.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.charlescorcoran.com/post/2009/12/02/WiFi-News.aspx</a> Knowing who is on you network is important as you are providing a service. Nothing is for nothing, and someone will pay for services used illegally.

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]]> By: Carl Barron http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-security/wi-fi-security-home-nets-are-wide-open-pub-gets-8000-fine-2612#comment-351 Carl Barron Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:41:10 +0000 http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-security/wi-fi-security-home-nets-are-wide-open-pub-gets-8000-fine-2612#comment-351 As pub owner in UK has been fined £8000 by the government when one of his customers was caught downloading copyrighted digital content from the pub?s Wi-Fi hotspot. Hence all such public facilities offering either Internet connection be it Wi-Fi hotspot.or other should consult with a solicitor as to placing a ?Disclaimer Notice? in full view of the public, and or getting the user / users to sign a disclaimer disclaiming any legal responsibilities for content viewed or downloaded. Signed Carl Barron Chairman of agpcuk As pub owner in UK has been fined £8000 by the government when one of his customers was caught downloading copyrighted digital content from the pub?s Wi-Fi hotspot.

Hence all such public facilities offering either Internet connection be it Wi-Fi hotspot.or other should consult with a solicitor as to placing a ?Disclaimer Notice? in full view of the public, and or getting the user / users to sign a disclaimer disclaiming any legal responsibilities for content viewed or downloaded.

Signed Carl Barron Chairman of agpcuk

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