I understand your comments but:
The air waves are not free, in the USA, or anywhere else.
Companies pay hundreds of millions of dollars to allocate a frequency band.
The use of those air waves is heavily regulated by the FCC.
The number of tech tools that are "restricted" because of their potential misuse is long and getting longer. (encryption methods and algorithms, DVD region codes, hundreds of chemicals and even former household products, explosives, even a stinking fire cracker, etc.)
Identity theft is becoming epidemic. ( My boss, who is security savy, just had his ATM number stolen and used for a shopping spree. A church member had his identity stolen by a known fellon and is getting arrested regularly now.)
We just don't need anymore toys on the street to make it easier for the script kiddies.
BTW Since you knowingly open your broadband to total strangers you would be legally liable for the actions of anyone who used your connection to commit an act of terror or an act resulting in unintentional loss of income or property damage (hacking).
The legal precedent is there already. Leave your keys in your car and it gets stolen and involved in a traffic accident and you are responsible for damages. That's in the Motor Vehicle Code in every state I've lived in (PA, CA, KS, TX, IL, MD).
Freedom is a wonderful and dangerous thing.
The air waves are not free, in the USA, or anywhere else.
Companies pay hundreds of millions of dollars to allocate a frequency band.
The use of those air waves is heavily regulated by the FCC.
The number of tech tools that are "restricted" because of their potential misuse is long and getting longer. (encryption methods and algorithms, DVD region codes, hundreds of chemicals and even former household products, explosives, even a stinking fire cracker, etc.)
Identity theft is becoming epidemic. ( My boss, who is security savy, just had his ATM number stolen and used for a shopping spree. A church member had his identity stolen by a known fellon and is getting arrested regularly now.)
We just don't need anymore toys on the street to make it easier for the script kiddies.
BTW Since you knowingly open your broadband to total strangers you would be legally liable for the actions of anyone who used your connection to commit an act of terror or an act resulting in unintentional loss of income or property damage (hacking).
The legal precedent is there already. Leave your keys in your car and it gets stolen and involved in a traffic accident and you are responsible for damages. That's in the Motor Vehicle Code in every state I've lived in (PA, CA, KS, TX, IL, MD).
Freedom is a wonderful and dangerous thing.