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And the Lord Said, 'Let There Be Free Wi-Fi' (gizmodo.com)
Germany doesn't have free wi-fi at most places, especially because a German law holds the network provider accountable for any illegal activity on their network. But moving forward, the country is getting free wi-fi called "Godspots" at 3,000 churches and other religious places. From an article on Quartz: The service was launched in advance of the 500th anniversary of theologian Martin Luther's infamous protest of corrupt practices by the Catholic clergy, which ultimately led to the Protestant Reformation. The event will be commemorated across Germany next year. The wifi service is also a strategic move to draw young people back into Germany's glorious, but mostly underutilized, churches and cathedrals. Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz's IT manager Fabian Blatner says Godspot aligns with the church's mission to foster community. "People are no less spiritual than before," Blatner believes, "but the places of communication have shifted. Much takes place in digital social networks and communities. With Godspot we want to build a Protestant Church [that serves as] a safe and familiar abode in the digital world." EKBO says Godspot's connections will be secure and it will not be collecting any information about users or bombarding them with ads. Well, except for a landing page featuring "topics of faith and life."
For Catholic priests to view child porn, provides plausible deniability.
What about "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wifi?"
Wifi waves are invisible, just like the Lord. Praise Jesus!
As a heads-up, Evangelical in Germany doesn't mean the same thing as in the US. Evangelical is a literal translation of the German name for the Lutherans.
I keep getting divide by zero error on my calculator. I need some quantum bits lending a hand.
How are they going to work around the law that hold them accountable for user's offenses done using Godspot?
Do churches benefit some king of immunity in Germany?
Yes, the church did some horrible things throughout history,
They still are:
One case, and another, and a few more, and a few more, just for good measure. Even down under boys aren't safe. Nor are dogs.
Even the UN called out the Vatican for its systemic adoption of policies allowing priests to rape and sexually abuse tens of thousands of children.
But as always, these are just isolated cases.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Well, it is "The Promised LAN"...