"Even better - the networks without any security AND DHCP. This is a
far cry from *unauthorized access*, a third degree felony - it is
literally an invitation."
Leaving one's door unlocked is not an invitation to burglars. I agree
that making something as innocuous as checking one's email or doing a
bit of surfing on a unsecured WAP shouldn't be a felony, though...
-Erik
On 7/7/05, Jared Anderson <
PluggedIn@thegoldenedge.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 16:30:06 -0700, Prescott Oelke writes:
> > Gotta love stupid American laws.
> >
> > If you have a wi-fi network and you can't be bothered to put even a
> > small modicum of protection on it you deserve to have your bandwidth
> > used by all comers, period. I regularly tap into unsecure WAPs with my
> > PDA when I'm out and about. They're everywhere. So now I can be
> > arrested for checking movie times or getting mapped directions, huh?
> > Good to know.
>
>
> Even better - the networks without any security AND DHCP. This is a far cry from
> *unauthorized access*, a third degree felony - it is literally an invitation.
>
> The article fails to mention if the guy 'hacked' into this dude's network or was
> granted access.
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