Public bug reported: When I first boot up Ubuntu (on an Acer Aspire 5630 laptop), it always connects immediately to the first unsecured wireless network it can find. In my case, this means I connect to the unsecured wireless network of another company in the same building as me, that they provide for their own visitors. I have no permission to use this network.
In the United Kingdom, It is illegal to connect to a wireless network without the express permission of the owner with the intent of using it to obtain an Internet connection (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6960304.stm). The current behaviour of the Network Manager applet is putting users at risk of being accused of commiting a criminal offence under the Communications Act 2003 and/or the Computer Misuse Act 1990. In such a circumstance, the onus would then be on the user to show that they did not intend to steal the service from the other party. Network Manager should have the facility to remember the last network you were connected to and use that instead of simply taking the easiest route. ** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Visibility changed to: Public ** This bug is no longer flagged as a security issue -- nm-applet connects to unsecured networks by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151869 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
