Re: OT: Man Charged With Stealing Wi-Fi Signal - Yahoo! News

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Author: Alex Dean
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: OT: Man Charged With Stealing Wi-Fi Signal - Yahoo! News
Jared Anderson wrote:

>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
>
>

Considering the default settings on most wireless routers, I doubt it
was 'hacked' in the sense of 'broken into nefariously'. I bet $10 that
it was offering connections to anyone who came within range.

Still, though, even if I leave my front door wide open, that doesn't
give you the right to come in and make some calls on my phone...

alex
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