What's the difference between......

[Doomer]

Tapping into your neighbor's wireless network without permission and a program accessing the internet without your knowledge or permission. They are both stealing bandwidth yet the latter is considered legal while the first is not.

 

[KillyKillall]

Um...using your neighbor's wireless connection is not illegal unless they have WEP enabled.

 

[leftyman]

id rather tap into the neighbors wife

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: leftyman
id rather tap into the neighbors wife

skimming over the text, why did i read it as that, too?

 

[T3C]

Originally posted by: leftyman
id rather tap into the neighbors wife

Cheers!

 

[KillyKillall]

<tap tap tap>..anybody home?

 

[Doomer]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Um...using your neighbor's wireless connection is not illegal unless they have WEP enabled.

Someone just recently went to jail for this. Wish I had saved the link.

 

[thirdlegstump]

wireless is shared free so it's not illegal.

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Um...using your neighbor's wireless connection is not illegal unless they have WEP enabled.

if they have WEP, you'd be prompted for a password, would you not?