Re: Half of computer users are Wi-Fi thieves


"Kurt Ullman" <kurtullman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <i4WdnTlFb7neH6LanZ2dnUVZ_sSlnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Bill Kearney" <wkearney-99@hot-mail-com> wrote:

Bottom line - other people's wifi signals entering my house - unsecured
and
available for me to use ... is not comparable to trespassing on his
property
or hacking into his network.

And you base this on what? You seem to be basing your argument on the
fact
that a neighbor has an access point that overlaps your premises. It then
seems you're extending this logic to assume that since it's overlapping
your
property there are some "rights" you have to it. Were this the case, and
I'm doubtful anything would support such logic, the presense of it would
not
also include the ability to transit THROUGH it to an uplink provided
under
subscription service from an ISP.

If you wanted to use such silly logic then you'd probably also assume
that
if a neighbor had something like a voice activated telephone with a
microphone sensitive enough to hear you, then your use of it to make long
distance calls would be perfectly acceptable. I doubt anyone would
support
that as a defense. Now it'd certainly be a problem for the owner of such
a
hypothetical device when the bill came due...

Well if a neighbor has an apple tree that comes over on your
yard, any apples that you pick up on your side of the property line
belongs to you.

BINGO!! simple and elegant and proven in court ....


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