The ultimate responsibility of wireless network owners
I was reading an article called, “Confessions of a Wi-Fi Thief”, and was somewhat inspired to write the following…First, If you leave your wireless network open, than you have no right to complain about people using it. Don’t know how to secure it? Learn.
If you are sharing your wireless connection — whether you want to or not, and whether you are aware of it or not — and someone is leeching off of that connection, than it is ultimately your responsibility to secure your wireless network.
Whats even more absurd is that some people call it ‘stealing’.
Right… I’m ‘stealing’ you’re wifi that you left open for the entire neighborhood to use.’ Sue me.
Stealing is such a bullshit word to call using someone else’s wifi… that they left unsecured.
And how the hell is it unethical? It it really morally wrong to use someone’s unsecured wireless network connection? WTF?… WTF indeed. The only reason I could think of it being really wrong is if someone is using your connection to look at illegal pr0n. Even then, you still should have secured your network.
Oh, and with some ISPs, sharing your internet connection with others is against their Terms of Service. So, if it is against your ISP’s rules to share your wifi in the first place, and people are leeching off of it, than it is you who should be held liable. Does this not make sense?
What’s even more ridiculous is that some lawmakers want to make it illegal for people to use other people’s unsecured wireless networks — and in some places, it is illegal.
Sense, it makes none.
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