raythompsontn
join:2001-01-11
Oliver Springs, TN
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Re: Anon. access to the internet is here to stay
said by BodyBumper  :said by vpoko :What about library computers, You just can't walk into a library and use their computer, you should know this. Well, yeh, you can. I do it all the time when I travel. I find an library and put my name on the list to get access. Well, not my name, but a name. None of the libraries that I have used have ever checked my identification. |
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Michieru2
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join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL
| Yeah, try that crap at the Main library in Downtown Miami. There gonna have a giant foot up your ass because they don't allow "random" users to simply come up and sign.
You either have a library card under your name and showing your state identification or license, or your just flat out denied.
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vpoko
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join:2003-07-03
Jamaica Plain, MA
1 edit | said by Michieru2 :Yeah, try that crap at the Main library in Downtown Miami. There gonna have a giant foot up your ass because they don't allow "random" users to simply come up and sign. You either have a library card under your name and showing your state identification or license, or your just flat out denied. That's because you're talking about Miami, which has one of the highest crime rates in America. Understandably, they're paranoid.
On the other hand, go into any town library, and chances are nobody will even notice you're there. |
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BodyBumper
join:2004-06-21
Beverly Hills, CA
| said by vpoko :said by Michieru2 :Yeah, try that crap at the Main library in Downtown Miami. There gonna have a giant foot up your ass because they don't allow "random" users to simply come up and sign. You either have a library card under your name and showing your state identification or license, or your just flat out denied. That's because you're talking about Miami , which has one of the highest crime rates in America. Understandably, they're paranoid. No, they require us to sign up for an libary card which requires a valid form of ID here as well.
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vpoko
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join:2003-07-03
Jamaica Plain, MA
| said by BodyBumper :said by vpoko :said by Michieru2 :Yeah, try that crap at the Main library in Downtown Miami. There gonna have a giant foot up your ass because they don't allow "random" users to simply come up and sign. You either have a library card under your name and showing your state identification or license, or your just flat out denied. That's because you're talking about Miami(spoiler) No, they require us to sign up for an libary card which requires a valid form of ID here as well. Ok, I guess it varies. In my old town of Sharon, MA (I've never used the library in my current town) you could just walk in and use the computer.
It's a moot point anyway, pay kiosks sure as heck don't ask you for ID. |
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peter_m
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join:2005-07-13
Canada, QC
| ALL, as in every single library I've been to doesn't require ID, or a password to access the net. Even University LANs are wide open, just stick your ethernet cable in and you're in business. It's a big security hole that needs to be addressed. Same applies for coffee shop WiFi. They should issue passwords based on supplied ID and accurate logs should be kept... well... accurately...
Now the real question is: Do you trust any of these bozos to not fumble and give out the wrong name/ID when authorities come asking for it???? |
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Doci
Toothless Fairy
join:2003-02-01
 ·Bell Sympatico
| said by peter_m :Even University LANs are wide open, just stick your ethernet cable in and you're in business. Not at my Uni. The ports are restricted with macs and only the amount that is needed are active. For instance you might be in a room that has a few ethernet ports here and there but if that room has no school owned computer none will work. Of course though, somebody could just go to a room with school computer and clone the mac of a unit connected to a port.
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