Knut Boehnert

Nottingham

Business Systems Analyst

Looks like to every positive incentive there are answers like KT to put a positive thing into the most negative spin.
Clearly if I (or others) provide free WiFi for the casual users the least we want to see is abuse in form of bandwidth hogging or illegal activities.

But there are controls for this - called firewall, router and other software that controls where and what others can do.

For now everyone providing such an access should protect him/herself by setting up such a framework. Once to protect their own resources (some connections come limited - see BT) and also to help in an eventual prosecution.

Will free WiFi be exploited by criminals? Sure. Same way as terrorists use public transport to reach their destination.
Do we stop public transport? In certain circumstances as reaction sure, but not forever.
Same way as criminals use public phone lines for business. Again, do we stop public phone lines? No, we developed controls and surveillance to counter such use.

The same has to apply for free WiFi. Let it be used for the good of all and try to hamper/catch the few that misuse this freedom.