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Schneier Says 'Steal this Wi-Fi'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-i-steal-a-sandwich-too-i'm-hungry dept.

apolloose noted Bruce Schneier's latest entry on Wired where he talks about insecured wifi networks, and suggests that you Steal this WiFi. Basically, since insecure WiFi is everywhere, why not? You're helping make the world a little better for someone else.

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  1. Steal Wi-Fi? by techpawn · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's like saying we should "steal" music files because it's not a physical thing and EVERYONES doing it so it's okay. Besides, it'll be an important lesson to those who didn't secure it in the first place...

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  2. Re:violating your promise/contract by pnewhook · · Score: 1, Troll

    And if an O.J company wrote on their boxes that by buying their juice you agree to not sharing it with your friends you stick to that integrity? You bought it, it's yours, you can do what you please with it.

    That's completely ridiculous. OJ is a tangible commodity - an ISP sells a service.

    Following your line of logic, if you go on a toll road you can do whatever you like (speeding, crashing into cars) simply because you paid for it and you think it is yours.

    Just becuase you are leasing a line does not mean you own it.

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