While correct, you still may end up having to deal with the law about it. The whole "you can't beat the ride" thing. Could be a ton of hassle and legal fees.

[–] Tash@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What are you implying here? That @gabe should never have bothered with running a server? What about the server you are connected to right now? Should they shut down because of what may travel across it?

No.

They're protected under the same rules as somebody running a WiFi hotspot at a coffee shop. As long as they are doing everything within reason to be a good steward of their local network (which is what Gabe is doing) then they are protected.

[–] wagesj45@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't seem like he was implying anything. Just stating the fact that part of the burden of citizenship is sometimes having to interact with law enforcement, maybe even go to trial, even if you've done nothing wrong.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Pretty eloquent way of saying what I was trying to express. Thanks

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

I'm not suggesting anyone should or shouldn't do anything, nor that I'm not grateful for people that do. Just saying it's a potential downside that people should seriously consider before hosting any public access systems.

They’re protected under the same rules as somebody running a WiFi hotspot at a coffee shop. As long as they are doing everything within reason to be a good steward of their local network (which is what Gabe is doing) then they are protected

Hopefully, yeah. But again, there's still this potential of the coffee shop of having all their equipment seized and having to deal with a law enforcement investigation and maybe even the courts. Even if the risk of actual jail time and monetary penalties is low, it's something people should consider before doing it.

This is one of the reasons I'm not running a public access network or TOR exit node at home even if I think those are worthwhile things to do.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

FYI not all jurisdictions deal with website hosting (storage and distribution) as equivalent to hotspot/ internet services (dumb relay)