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Wi-Fi Networks: Is it up to the net owner to protect it, or the end-user to self-police themselves?

Network Owner
8
89%
End-User
1
11%
 
Total votes: 9
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Post by miftah » Wed May 23, 2007 6:40 am

Old law, meet modern technology. I suspect it will take you a while to understand each other.
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Post by bio » Wed May 23, 2007 2:35 pm

I totally misread the poll question when I voted before looking at the video (I can fix that in the database).

It's up to whomever owns the wireless router to secure it. If they leave it open and unlocked, especially in the context of this story (where they offer access free of charge to customers). If it said "free access", that's a totally gray area.

It would be better to lock it down with a password that you rotate daily, and then give your customers that days password.
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Post by Encap » Wed May 23, 2007 6:24 pm

I'll comment more on this after I'm done carting all my goods and objects that I value out onto my lawn for overnight storage.
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