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On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 21:52, Nagarjuna G. nagarjun@gnowledge.org wrote:
http://dot.gov.in/miscellaneous/publicnotice.pdf
and also see this http://www.medianama.com/2009/10/223-indian-government-wants-telcos-to-regis...
This is definitely bad news for potential users of technology (including me)
From the post one of the comments really puts up the points.
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@Kaiz: I assume you have been reading too many Tom Clancy novels. I am eager to learn if a single terror incident in India has used 'unsecured' WiFi networks to plan and execute a blast. So far, to the best of my knowledge, such networks have been used only to send self-congratulatory emails, after the event. The rest is highly suspect media hype, fanned by persons who are very likely to have a vested interest in selling 'security' systems, and some policemen who are very eager to face TV news cameras.
Also, you apparently find it difficult to understand the notification. Nobody is interested in users having passwords to log into private networks, the notification asks for all users to be centrally registered with the ISP. This is a backdoor method to empower ISPs to begin identifying subscribers on the basis of numbers of users per subscription ID, and the logical next step will be differential rates. I am rather more interested in a regulatory framework that will govern the leaking of such personal information to third parties (at the moment, there is none, so...).
Such registrations will in no way help security agencies to identify malafide users of home networks, which (ie IEEE 802.11x compliant) are inherently not designed for high-security environments. Have you registered, or been asked to register, all your family members and guests who use the home (cordless) telephone? Would it serve any useful purpose? QED.
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-- Nagarjuna G. http://www.gnowledge.org/
I am surprised that there hasn't been any response to this on the list.