ISP filches open WiFi in fight against three-strikes law: Via Law & Disorder Section - Ars Technica.

One of the arguments against disconnecting repeat Internet copyright infringers is that an IP address doesn't reveal anything about who actually did the infringing. People who run open or insecure WiFi networks, for instance, might well have "infringement" correctly associated with their IP address when other people use the connection—but how is it fair to disconnect or sanction them?

UK ISP TalkTalk hoped to prove this point by hiring an investigator to drive out to The Highway in Stanmore, Middlesex. When he arrived, the investigator started scanning for WiFi networks on the street.

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