Refuting Israel's Lies

Below is a list of Lies by our President David Israel. This he posted on his private blog and I am taking the liberty of answering him. Gary

Now for a few thoughts as to what this blatant violation of your privacy may lead to:

1)    The most obvious problem is that outsiders, now that they know where you are,  will connect to your public gateway and hog the bandwidth and slow down the Internet connection speed of your authorized users, like from across the street in the trailer park. 

Not true of course, Comcast says that adding users will not slow the system. The trailer park people are 1/2 mile away and will not be able to see the system. At least not ours. Israel's system this may be true.

2)    Another obvious issue is that visitors might be able tointeract with computers and other devices on your personal network (wired or wireless) since everything connects to the same gateway device.

I don't understand, is he saying that because we are on the network any body can get in? That is one reason for Passwords. Of course no matter where your WiFi comes from it is on a net work.

3)    People locate Comcast hotpots via an Xfinity app or through the Xfinity hotspot locator site. (see above) I would be concerned about my address being broadcast by the app or the website. 

That is ludicrous. To get on the hotspots you have to be close, perhaps parked in front of the unit.

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4)    What if a guest,(or a unit owner in your building) using the Internet connection in your Association, does something illegal (like download pornography)? Something so bad that law enforcement agencies get involved. This has come up many times before and is, perhaps, the most important reason notto share your Association Internet connection. To the outside world, all computing devices in your Association look the same. That is, they share a common public IP address (an IP address is the unique number that identifies a single entity on a TCP/IP network). Nothing I have read says that XFINITY WiFi guests are assigned their own public IP address. If they are not, anyone offering the service from their Association, runs the risk of men with guns knocking on their door, for the illegal actions of one rogue guest, or owner.

These remarks are getting more wilder and wilder, illegal stuff done on the internet is at the fault of the doer. Israel the pseudo lawyer does not know this ?

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5)    And even if Comcast can relate any illegal activity to their customer who was a guest on your home router at 9:56 pm on Tuesday, would you trust one of the most hated companies in the U.S. to have your back in this case? That there are no detailed explanations of how this works just makes one more doubtful. 

Pretty what we have with the Israel DSL WiFi system.

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One of the most hated Companies? in the U.S.? Your back is protected by the laws of the state.

6)    Finally it must be noted, XFINITY WiFi is not limited to Comcast customers, making the task of identifying the real perpetrator of illegal activity that much harder. 

The pseudo lawyer is reaching, I have nothing to say.

7)    There are two ways that anyone can hop onto your Association system: a free trial and a short term access pass. Bad guys with stolen credit cards can get online for an hour ($2.95), a day ($7.95) or a week ($19.95). Bad guys without a credit card can use two free sessions of an hour each. 

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And of course this is a tirade by a paranoid person. The bad guys are coming. Of course Israels DSL will have no bad guys.

Please do not risk the dangers of this Internet horror story waiting to happen.

We have to recognize the ranting and raving of a man who is losing his touch with reality. 

It is time to remove this man. We should start a Term Limit discussion agree upon it, vote it in and get rid of this liar?, this Nut?