Comments on: Welcome to Spain…Internet Security & Privacy…differently

By: Feli

Feli — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:40:49 +0000

I am glad the post was useful to you, Handyman!

Thanks for stopping by!

Felicitas

By: Handyman in Jacksonville

Handyman in Jacksonville — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:49:19 +0000

Your post is very well crafted and I have learned a lot.

By: Feli

Feli — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:46:09 +0000

Sweet!

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:40:20 +0000

Worst case scenario: your neighbour runs a Tor connection through your router and your door gets kicked down by the police at 5am.

By: Internet Privacy & Security... Welcome to Spain part 2 | Felicitas Betzl Online Marketing News

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:58:57 +0000

[...] for everyone’s comments about my recent post about my internet privacy & security issues with my landlady here in Barcelona! In my last email to Elena I asked her how she wanted to share [...]

By: Feli

Feli — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:50:58 +0000

Thanks, Andy!
I know it´s a case of complete internet security breach. I´ve never heard of this before in a house with separate flats.
Let´s see what her response is, as I´ve not heard back from her after my last email.
Feli

By: Feli

Feli — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:49:39 +0000

Cheers, honey!
The only problem we have is that the internet is provided as part of the rent.. so she might have a leg to stand on. But we´ll just not open the door! haha
I´ll let you know how it all ends.
Lots of love,
Feli

By: Feli

Feli — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:48:03 +0000

Thanks, Scott!
I really appreciate your input. I think the landlady is just a chancer and can be classified as “dodgy”, as the internet is included in our monthly rent.
Funnily enough I´ve not heard back from my landlady, since my last email!
Maybe she expected us to be a bit more naive than this.
Be assured to hear about how the story ends.
Feli

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:51:53 +0000

Hi Feli,

I first have to tell you how I came upon your posted article. I have a preset search defined for “funny” & “security” that gets emailed to me by Google. Today, this story was in my inbox. So, after reading it, I feel compelled to give my advice.

Since I live in Canada, I may not understand the local customs in your part of Spain. However, I am trying to imagine why the people you are dealing with seem so intent on having you share your internet connection with the whole building. My guess is, that it is just so rare in the neighbourhood to know somebody who has such good fortune as to have an Internet connection that they feel you are obligated to share it with everyone else who might want to use it; and that you would surely want to share your good fortune with everyone else.

You are quite correct that by sharing your router connection with other tenants you would be not only the focal point for any “service disruptions” (also called a bottle-neck), but the privacy and the security of any sensitive information on your computer would definitely be at risk to being exposed or hacked by the other tenants. The other tenants might even be running illegal internet sites or posting illegal content to sites through your router, which would make you an accomplice to their activities, and maybe even legally liable. You would also be liable for extra usage charges if the other tenants used more than the amount of data your service provider allows you to have going through your connection to them.

You will have to explain to your landlady that you are not a utility provider, and that the other tenants should each obtain their own Internet connection for reasons of economy, legality, availability and privacy. She may argue the economic benefits of the many outweigh the economic needs of the one (you), but on the others, she doesn’t have a chance of winning!

I look forward to hearing how your saga ends.

Best of Luck,

Scott

By: Sazza

Sazza — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:26:12 +0000

Hey Feli, Sarah and Lee here!
Jeebus! What she is talking about is totally nuts. Your router has NOTHING to do with any other resident’s connections as it’s your router and your connection. You pay your provider for your service and your router can be used by multiple connections in YOUR property.
Aye, if you want to share yer net connection AND foot the bill for other tenant’s use of your connection, by all means let Mr Handyman in lol… Maybe she means there is going to be an overhaul of the whole infrastructure (wring etc) so needs access to hook you up, but the router is nowt to do with anyone else!

Much love! XXX