EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable for Pirate Users

Re:EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable for Pirate Users by jtl999 on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:19AM (#12514580)

Starbucks in Canada: I just accept an agreement and it works. No login needed.

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Re:EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable for Pirate Users by iLoch on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:27AM (#12514651)

But that's because they can already track your identity by correlating purchases and wifi accesses.

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Re:EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable for Pirate Users by icebraining on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:36AM (#12514721)

If you pay with cash, how are they tracking your identity?

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Re:EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable for Pirate Users by jtl999 on Friday September 16, 2016 @12:38PM (#12515243)

My point exactly. Not to mention you could just be in a car hacking away on their wifi.

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Re:EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable for Pirate Users by x0x0 on Friday September 16, 2016 @07:27PM (#12518131)

A wifi mac address is probably traceable for the vast majority of users. I'm aware you can change them, but most people aren't.

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Re:EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable for Pirate Users by noiv on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:37AM (#12514723)

Sure, copyright infringement proven by latte macchiato.

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Re:EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable for Pirate Users by extra88 on Friday September 16, 2016 @12:30PM (#12515175)

A) No. B) VPN

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