I think internet access is alot like road access. Some places you can get access for free, some places you must pay, same as a tollway. If I pay for my bandwidth, I should be able to allow any amount of computers on my network as I would like. Similar to driving a bus on a toll-road. If I pay for this size vehichle to drive on this road (if I pay for this bandwidth on this ISP's network), I should be able to put as many people in the bus as I want I(I should be able to put as many people on my network as I would want). If someone hitchhikes, or jumps on the bus without me knowing (if someone connects to my network with my permission or piggy backs my network), it should be nobody's bussiness but my own. If someone were to jump on the bus without my permission, it is my responsibility to make sure they don't do it.
I DON'T KNOW OF A ROUTER SOLD THAT DOESN'T COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SET UP YOUR SECURITY!
Should piggy-backing be illegal? Well, how are you really going to prove that you didn't say I had permission to access your router if it is open to all for access? And from the other point of view, what if you did tell me I had access and then turned me in for "stealing" bandwidth?
I'm trying to be very open-minded about this subject, but there is little to sway me into thinking that piggy-backing should be illegal...any arguments to the contrary are not only welcome, but encouraged.
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I think internet access is alot like road access. Some places you can get access for free, some places you must pay, same as a tollway. If I pay for my bandwidth, I should be able to allow any amount of computers on my network as I would like. Similar to driving a bus on a toll-road. If I pay for this size vehichle to drive on this road (if I pay for this bandwidth on this ISP's network), I should be able to put as many people in the bus as I want I(I should be able to put as many people on my network as I would want). If someone hitchhikes, or jumps on the bus without me knowing (if someone connects to my network with my permission or piggy backs my network), it should be nobody's bussiness but my own. If someone were to jump on the bus without my permission, it is my responsibility to make sure they don't do it.
I DON'T KNOW OF A ROUTER SOLD THAT DOESN'T COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SET UP YOUR SECURITY!
Should piggy-backing be illegal? Well, how are you really going to prove that you didn't say I had permission to access your router if it is open to all for access? And from the other point of view, what if you did tell me I had access and then turned me in for "stealing" bandwidth? I'm trying to be very open-minded about this subject, but there is little to sway me into thinking that piggy-backing should be illegal...any arguments to the contrary are not only welcome, but encouraged.