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Leaving your network open is a bit like leaving the car open and then finding the radio has been stolen. Doesn't take much to make a network secure so if I find one open then I will download my emails.
It must mean that the network owner doesn't care a jot about security.
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Leaving your network open is a bit like leaving the car open and then finding the radio has been stolen. Doesn't take much to make a network secure so if I find one open then I will download my emails.
It must mean that the network owner doesn't care a jot about security.
I have to agree with this...
Russell
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I am told by a very relaible source that by 2010 the predictions are that we will have 100Mbit wireless deployed wth 1000Mbit feeders in many areas.
Much of this may be in public areas so the potential for hacking and gaining access to sensitive data will increas as the time it takes to download large amounts of data decreases.
Having said that the potential for legitimate use would be very welcome.
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Tellbell - If you visited a loved one in hospital and someone handed you their carpark ticket with 2 hrs spare time on it would you tell them off for breaking the ticket rules by passing it on and robbing the poor cash strapped hospital of funds - after all it is probably millions in debt
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BaldlyGo- Hardly comparable. Circs you quote aren't a criminal offence
Wendick- Something of a generalisation that-and I wouldn't class myself as a do-gooder at all.
This thread posed the question whether using a wifi connection under the circs described was wrong. Several people have pointed out that it is a criminal offence, and following a specific request for a link, someone went to the trouble of providing the legislation and the linklink for all to see.
Then a member comes up with the idea of MHF co-ordinating/providing a list of sites which quite clearly it would be illegal to access. It came across to me as a serious suggestion.
If the MHF did such a thing they'd be guilty of aiding and abetting a criminal offence- or even conspiracy. Believe me. And all I did was try and highlight what a foolish suggestion it was.
If you don't like what I said- tough. But please don't blame the messenger!"
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People leaving their wifi routers open are asking to be taken advantage of! Yes, I think its wrong, but its also the owners fault for not protecting it in the first place... its not as if its hard to do or get someone in to do it for them.
That's an interesting argument. Try substituting "wifi routers" for "front doors", then re-run the argument. Does it hold up? Is it ok to effectively exploit a weakness in some cases, and not in others? If the shopkeeper keeps his chocolates behind a magazine stand where it can't be seen, does he deserve to have them stolen?
I don't moralise here - I'm only taking your point on towards its inevitable conclusion.
Regards,
Dougie.
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It's funny (not really in the humourouse sense) how sometimes when a point is made stating a generally-accepted principle of "rightness", i.e. something which the majority of "ordinary" people in our society would regard as being "right", counter-points are quickly made aga
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