How France screwed up the Internet

[Glaucus]

I've always understood that the French do things differently, but this is ridiculous!

French ISP-provided anti-P2P tool has gaping security hole

As Finland moves to make open WiFi networks legal, France is moving—decisively—in the opposite direction. France's "three strikes and you're off the Internet" anti-P2P HADOPI law comes with a provision requiring people to install security software on their machines, and it makes users responsible for everything done through their Internet connections.

With fines and a government-run Internet blacklist as penalties, les Internautes have good reason to comply, but the requirement may prove to be a new cash cow for ISPs and security firms. If, that is, they can secure their own security tools.

What a joke. Hope it blows up in their face.

 

[minator]

I am currently in a Paris hotel that has a WiFi service. The password is so easy to guess I'm quite sure there's a few people in the locality with free internet access.