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Safe and Insecure?

Posted by michael on from the playing-dumb dept.

JoeCotellese writes "Can making your network insecure actually improve your security? That's the question asked in this story running in Salon. The author makes the case that by 'making my Internet connection available to any and all who happen upon it, I have no way to be certain what kinds of songs, movies and pictures will be downloaded by other people using my IP address. And more important, my ISP has no way to be certain if it's me.'"

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  1. That is so retarded by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Or am I the only one who has terms and conditions which say that I am responsible for everything that passes over my connection?

    Wishing something doesn't make it so.

  2. Re:privacy != security by incast · · Score: 5, Informative

    the author acknowledges this (and even uses similar words: "I'm willing to trade a little security for privacy.") in the article. the poster made the bad implication, not the original author.

    good eye though!!