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Child <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070422-child-porn-case-shows-that-an -open-wifi-network-is-no-defense.html> porn case shows that an open WiFi network is no defense By Eric Bangeman <http://arstechnica.com/authors.ars/I+Palindrome+I> | Published: April 22, 2007 - 11:30PM CT The merits of leaving your wireless access point (WAP) open have been discussed and debated at length, especially when it comes to law enforcement. There is a growing belief that file sharers can protect themselves against lawsuits by keeping their wireless access points open. The problem is, it won't necessarily. A Texas man who was convicted of possessing child pornography tried to use his open WiFi network as a defense, saying that someone else could have used the same network to traffic in pornographic images. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit didn't buy his argument and upheld the conviction. Justin -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
