Comments on: Tapping in http://www.donkhuth.com/2009/09/18/tapping-in/ My life in the making Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Don Khuth http://www.donkhuth.com/2009/09/18/tapping-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Don Khuth Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:37:15 +0000 http://www.donkhuth.com/?p=2830#comment-1249 I think that the internet has become such a common place these days that most people are just looking for a connection to do simple things such as checking their Facebook. I agree that it is a grey area and downloading a movie would be crossing the line but these days, people just want access to the internet to get updates. When you dig down deeper and deeper and finely tune the definition of theft, I'm sure that in the end connecting to an open wireless signal is theft. I think that the internet has become such a common place these days that most people are just looking for a connection to do simple things such as checking their Facebook. I agree that it is a grey area and downloading a movie would be crossing the line but these days, people just want access to the internet to get updates. When you dig down deeper and deeper and finely tune the definition of theft, I’m sure that in the end connecting to an open wireless signal is theft.

]]> By: willisbueller http://www.donkhuth.com/2009/09/18/tapping-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 willisbueller Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:59:48 +0000 http://www.donkhuth.com/?p=2830#comment-1248 The crux of the issue, simply put, is whether the operator has a reasonable expectation of private-use with an unsecured network. The answer for a lot of older folk or less tech savvy people is they simply do not grasp what wireless security is. They expect - analogously to their household cordless phone - that you plug it in, and your neighbors can't jack your line. This is a grey area though. How much harm are you causing by plugging into an unsecured network and not doing anything illegal? Not much. Download a movie though and you're in jerk territory. The crux of the issue, simply put, is whether the operator has a reasonable expectation of private-use with an unsecured network. The answer for a lot of older folk or less tech savvy people is they simply do not grasp what wireless security is. They expect – analogously to their household cordless phone – that you plug it in, and your neighbors can’t jack your line.

This is a grey area though. How much harm are you causing by plugging into an unsecured network and not doing anything illegal? Not much. Download a movie though and you’re in jerk territory.

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