Michael O'Keefe wrote:
Ralph Shumaker wrote:
Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
Tyrion wrote:
Tracy R Reed wrote:
Do your neighbors know you are stealing their wireless?
Is it truly stealing if the AP is not secured?
Legally? Yes. Most of the rulings have gone that way. This is
similar to an unlocked house. An unlocked front door does not mean
you can cart off everything inside.
Come to think of it, I think the analogy would better fit some
transient (living in some nearby cubbyhole) using the spigot on the
side of your house to drink from and to wash his hands and face every
now and again (assuming you would not have to pay more for the extra
water). Assuming that you are not taking a nice warm shower at the
time, what's the harm?
Prolly not "stealing" and more "using without permission" which is a
little more inline with the above analogy.
Though the transient has to trespass to use the spigot, and the WiFi
"thief" doesn't have to.
LOL, you are right. :) I didn't think about that.
Still, I'm thinking about shutting off the water to the rest of the
house while I shower. ;)
Hey, you made me think of another analogy.
If the neighbor has an orange tree overhanging my property, any oranges
falling onto my property are legally mine. And if I have an apple tree
overhanging his property, any apples falling onto his property are
legally his. So, by extension, if his WiFi oranges are falling into my
WiFi yard, they are mine, and if my WiFi apples are accepted by his AP
yard, then all should be fine (just as long as I'm not using my apples
to access his house/PC).
(Just don't try to tell me that it's all apples and oranges. ;) )
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Ralph
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