>Look I'm a technical neophyte I just go to Frys and hook up the stuff
>they
sell me...if some one drives by my house >and warchalks me what do I know
about that?
>Then don't leave it open.... Use WEP.
>What is wep?
What is WEP? But yet you know it can be hacked....
>I dont have anything to hide If someone wants to get technical then let
them. I am not lending them my car and
>giving them the keys. It is not my proactive responsibility to guarantee
the security of an access point. WEP can
>be hacked. Is it still my responsibility if they send a nasty to the
whitehouse? If I have no wireless and a
>Burglar comes in and sits at my computer and hacks the Whitehouse is this
my responsibility? Not! Ever Notice the
>Cat 5 sockets in the Wallmart Parking lot? I havent checked but perhaps
they are hot?
>Legally I am not responsible for the purchases made with my Stolen credit
card or my fraululently obtained ID, Why >do you thing I am somehow
responsible for an e-mail sent on my bandwidth if I have no knowlege of the
transaction?
>If the Government is concerned then let the government regulate the
industry and force the Manufacturers to provide >a secure device rather than
burdening the incompetent with responsibilities for things they have no
understanding
>of.
>Think "Seat belts and airbags.." You are not required to install some do it
yourself Airbags are you?
I did not say you were responsible I said "you better have a way to show it
was someone else or your going to the klink"..... In other words, take some
responsibility before the gov't does step in and try to regulate this thing.
Yes I do agree that the Pandora's box has been opened and it may be a little
late but taking the Microsoft approach to life is not the right way either.
Take 1 min. in life and read the instructions. If you want to allow people
to use your bandwidth that is fine, but don't bit-h if AT&T shuts you down.
Find a provider like Covad or Speakeasy that is wireless friendly and you
won't have to worry......
-d
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Look at it from this point.
If someone sits in the street and borrows your bandwith to break into the
whitehouse, guess who there coming after? You, better have a way to show it
was someone else or your going to the klink....
-d
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