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I call racism!
Havok:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on September 08, 2007, 07:51:56 am ---
might be a short-lived phenomenom though:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070822/tuk-man-arrested-for-stealing-broadband-dba1618_1.html
--- End quote ---
But if you're stupid enough to just enable wireless access and don't secure it in any way - I say you are offering it up for free!
ChadTower:
It was until only recently that consumer grade wireless access points were actually advertised as plug and play - insecure by default with no configuration necessary. Eventually they started coming with security on by default with some upfront config for set up but there are still probably many tens of thousands of nonsecured access points out there from that period.
shardian:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on September 08, 2007, 07:51:56 am ---
might be a short-lived phenomenom though:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070822/tuk-man-arrested-for-stealing-broadband-dba1618_1.html
--- End quote ---
That is ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow---!! Sorry, but unsecured wireless is just a signal floating in the air, and noone owns the air. How can they even get away with a law like that? I suppose they should start arresting people for taking a whiff of their neighbors steaks that they are grilling out too.
ChadTower:
Because it's not a signal floating in one direction. There are laws against this here, too. It is illegal entry. A person's network is INSIDE their house and technically, in many places, entering their network is legally the same as entering their home. There haven't been many cases tried yet or arrests made but it will start to ramp up eventually.
Receiving an FM signal someone is broadcasting from their house? That's a steak aroma. Accessing their network via a nonsecure WAP? Illegal entry.
shardian:
Well I just read up on these laws, and they really need to be updated for the wifi age. If you really want to get technical, the unsecured wifi router is acting as a proxy "doorman" for the owner.
The "plug and play" argument as to why alot of networks are unsecured is irrelevant. There is an acronym we use around here that is fitting: RTFM!
For example:
My laptop wifi starts up and seeks wifi access points by query. When it encounters an access point, they briefly communicate - names are exchanged, settings are exchanged, etc. An unsecured router is technically saying "Hi, my name is so and so. My door is open, feel free to come in". Now the SECURED router says this: "Hi, my name is so and so. My owner says that you have to give the password to come in."
The whole basis for the legality of using another's wifi is whether it is UNAUTHORIZED or not.
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