Apparently if you hold up in Germany you may get fin for not password - protecting your Wi - Fi internet . This is because courts rule that you ’re responsible for for anyone who takes advantage of your Internet link to commandeer files or cause other troubles :
Germany ’s top criminal court ruled Wednesday that Internet users need to secure their private wireless link by password to prevent unauthorised multitude from using their Web access code to illegally download data point .
Internet users can be fined up to euro100 ( $ 126 ) if a third party take reward of their unprotected WLAN connection to illegally download medicine or other files , the Karlsruhe - establish court said in its verdict .
“ secret users are obligated to ensure whether their wireless connection is adequately secured to the danger of unauthorised third parties abusing it to commit copyright ravishment , ” the royal court aver .
It ’s a bit annoying to be responsible for for someone else abusing your internet , but then again you should have your Wi - Fi internet password - protected to begin with . [ MSNBCviaTechDirtviaCrunchGear ]
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