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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Alright, I'm not sure I remember correctly who was happy/proud to discuss the use of a neighbor's wifi signal instead of purchasing his own (I'm thinking mmmmm, but it could have been Coltrane?), but they are now starting to prosecute. Heads up!
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That was me; when I'm out and about I've occasionally used others' networks; my home network is my own because I need something I can rely on. I wouldn't use an open network with important stuff with a VPN set-up; I tunnel every connection through VPN now and it works great without too much concern about privacy.
The illegality is questionable, at best. There are simple, standard and free ways to set up wireless networks in ways that they are inaccessible without, essentially, breaking in. There are also numerous open public wireless networks that allow anyone passing by or in a coffee shop (for example) to have access. I'm skeptical that there are appropriate statutes addressing wifi networks that make it possible to get passed the "that access was not unauthorized" issue if they just prosecute under traditional hacking laws, at least for normal, everyday use of open networks. That ethicist guy in the NYTimes Magazine had a thing about this recently, I think.
Which reminds me, I need to get some new warchalking chalk!
