Comment Re:hypocrisy rears its head... (Score 1) 168
I think it is worth noting that it can be really easy to access someone else's WAP without even meaning to. My neighbor has one and it is totally open. For some reason, his signal strength is so strong that in the front part of my house it sometimes squishes out my wireless network. I frequently wake up my laptop and begin surfing, only to notice ten minutes later that my computer chose his network over mine, or that mine isn't even showing up as a option.
Also, if you set something up like this that is totally open, I don't see how you haven't authorized others to use it. I mean, it (the signal) is on my property. It's like my neighbor turning on his hose so that it floods my property and then claiming it's "his" water. It's on my property, it hasn't been secured, why isn't it mine to use? Hasn't my neighbor agreed to share his broadband connection by broadcasting over the neighborhood without taking the most basic steps to implement security? Based on the name of his network he uses Macs, and believe me implementing the security features in the Apple software is a matter of clicking a few boxes.
Also, if you set something up like this that is totally open, I don't see how you haven't authorized others to use it. I mean, it (the signal) is on my property. It's like my neighbor turning on his hose so that it floods my property and then claiming it's "his" water. It's on my property, it hasn't been secured, why isn't it mine to use? Hasn't my neighbor agreed to share his broadband connection by broadcasting over the neighborhood without taking the most basic steps to implement security? Based on the name of his network he uses Macs, and believe me implementing the security features in the Apple software is a matter of clicking a few boxes.
