If it’s child porn you’re worried about, just anecdotally, when you hear about someone being arrested for child porn, what do they say is the offense? I always hear either distributing or possessing. In rare cases, producing. So typically they get a search warrant and find it on your computer. Or the find who is distributing it on “the dark web”.
I suspect it’s like pirate music and TV. If you get a DMCA notice because of Bit Torrent, it’s for acting as a server, because that’s how P2P protocols work. It’s almost never for downloading. Otherwise everybody with a vSeeBox would be in jail. And in that case, even the people running the servers aren’t in jail. Luckily I don’t think they have child porn or snuff videos or animal cruelty videos etc. From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jan-GAMs Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 3:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT ABNB Can't you block in the router settings what web content can be accessed? On 10/26/26 06:28, Adam Moffett wrote: I'm not sure it doesn't matter which computer. If they downloaded illegal content like child porn, then that content is on your device. I think the law has a mens rea aspect where you needed to have intent and knowledge, and the burden of proof is on the prosecution, but I would not trust the court in regard to anything very technical like computer forensics. If it came down to two experts giving opposite testimony, then you're at the mercy of what a judge or jury thinks they understand from that testimony. Better to never be in that position. I've been watching court videos on YouTube a lot, and I saw one where the prosecution's expert witness turned out to have lied about his education, and the defense counsel tore him up on cross examination. The thing is, that jackass testified multiple times in court before someone's attorney figured out he was a fraud. Better to never be in that position. -Adam _____ From: AF <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> on behalf of Ken Hohhof <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2026 2:25 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT ABNB Maybe I’m wrong, but I wouldn’t leave a nice computer there. And if they do something bad like kiddie porn or terrorist threats, it’s going to be traced by IP address and it doesn’t matter if it’s your computer or theirs. People don’t tend to use computers any more, and if they’re using one in Puerto Vallarta it’s probably just to check their work stuff while on vacation and they will probably have their own laptop and other devices. I doubt even the fanciest hotels provide computers, or if they do, it would be something like a laptop you check out from the concierge, not just sitting there like the Mr. Coffee and the minibar. But I don’t have personal experience with top tier hotels. What I’d think Airbnb renters would care about is good TV and good WiFi. If you want a nice desktop PC there for your own use, I’d lock it away while you’re gone. Not locked in an IT sense, but in a physical sense. From: AF <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2026 1:01 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> Subject: [AFMUG] OT ABNB In the process of buying a fairly nice condo in Puerto Villarta. Will Air BNB it most of the year. Want to have a nice computer there for work and want to leave it there with a guest user account. I wonder if we need to lock it down to browser only? Don't want to go to jail for something a guest did.
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