Re:Worthless "Tech Guy"
by
Faerunner
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· Score: 2, Interesting
It's called showmanship and every radio broadcaster out there does it, if he wants to keep his listener numbers high.
The woman actually seemed like she understood the basics of "stealing" internet service, but certainly didn't have much common sense if she had to call in just to agree with the guy's accusation that she's stealing.
Personally, I'd like to see some changes in the current systems before we go accusing people of theft for hopping on a wireless signal. For one thing, Windows automatically detects networks in the area, and a lot of the time will attempt to connect whether people ask it to or not. For the technologically inept, this method of connection may ensure that they can get on their neighbor's open signal without ever knowing what they're doing. And the basic router setup (Linksys routers appear to be ubiquitous) makes it easy to get online through an insecure network, because most people barely recognize how to use an included antivirus program, let alone a wireless security protocol. What it comes down to is that between the router default settings (broadcast without security) and the windows default settings (attempt to connect to the nearest network), it could be argued that idiot consumers aren't being given the house door and the key to unlock it; they're being given a house with an already-unlocked door, and told that if they want to get the key to lock the door they have to read the instruction manual - and for those people, reading a tech manual is equivalent to reading Latin.
Don't take legal advice from movies. Good Will Hunting was drama, not a documentary. Other than the movie citation, I was completely unable to find any mention of the way.
At least in 1798, horse thieves could be hung when they were caught, and the law looked the other way. Now, good luck getting away with either stealing the horse, carriage.
You have just as many rights stealing Internet, as you do randomly trespassing on private or federal property. If you think differently, you have a better chance seeing this than this.
-- Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
The use of shared wireless is not stealing. The only purpose for publishing the SSID of an unsecured wireless network is to make the network available to anyone who wants to connect to it. If people want to share their wireless, that's their business - not the court's. If that violates their terms of service that's a contractual issue between them and their ISP.
And talk of hanging people for using shared wireless? That's just madness. To use the same metaphor if your neighbor lets his horses, cattle and dogs roam onto your property or public rights-of-way then securing them isn't theft - it's being neighborly. Accepting the gift of anonymous free speech freely given? There's nothing at all wrong with that.
-- Help stamp out iliturcy.
Re:Worthless "Tech Guy"
by
clone53421
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· Score: 2, Insightful
It is covered under the same laws that prevent you from walking over to your neighbors house and plugging in an extension cord to use their electricity.
Trespass?
If they left their extension cord draped over my privacy fence, damn right I’d be within my rights to plug my radio in.
-- Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.
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It's called showmanship and every radio broadcaster out there does it, if he wants to keep his listener numbers high.
The woman actually seemed like she understood the basics of "stealing" internet service, but certainly didn't have much common sense if she had to call in just to agree with the guy's accusation that she's stealing.
Personally, I'd like to see some changes in the current systems before we go accusing people of theft for hopping on a wireless signal. For one thing, Windows automatically detects networks in the area, and a lot of the time will attempt to connect whether people ask it to or not. For the technologically inept, this method of connection may ensure that they can get on their neighbor's open signal without ever knowing what they're doing. And the basic router setup (Linksys routers appear to be ubiquitous) makes it easy to get online through an insecure network, because most people barely recognize how to use an included antivirus program, let alone a wireless security protocol. What it comes down to is that between the router default settings (broadcast without security) and the windows default settings (attempt to connect to the nearest network), it could be argued that idiot consumers aren't being given the house door and the key to unlock it; they're being given a house with an already-unlocked door, and told that if they want to get the key to lock the door they have to read the instruction manual - and for those people, reading a tech manual is equivalent to reading Latin.
{sigh}
Don't take legal advice from movies. Good Will Hunting was drama, not a documentary. Other than the movie citation, I was completely unable to find any mention of the way.
At least in 1798, horse thieves could be hung when they were caught, and the law looked the other way. Now, good luck getting away with either stealing the horse, carriage.
You have just as many rights stealing Internet, as you do randomly trespassing on private or federal property. If you think differently, you have a better chance seeing this than this.
Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
The use of shared wireless is not stealing. The only purpose for publishing the SSID of an unsecured wireless network is to make the network available to anyone who wants to connect to it. If people want to share their wireless, that's their business - not the court's. If that violates their terms of service that's a contractual issue between them and their ISP.
And talk of hanging people for using shared wireless? That's just madness. To use the same metaphor if your neighbor lets his horses, cattle and dogs roam onto your property or public rights-of-way then securing them isn't theft - it's being neighborly. Accepting the gift of anonymous free speech freely given? There's nothing at all wrong with that.
Help stamp out iliturcy.
It is covered under the same laws that prevent you from walking over to your neighbors house and plugging in an extension cord to use their electricity.
Trespass?
If they left their extension cord draped over my privacy fence, damn right I’d be within my rights to plug my radio in.
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.