On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 12:08:23AM -0500, Alex Pilosov wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Jan 2008, Kevin M. Agard wrote:
>
> > > If I leech bandwidth via Wi-Fi entering my home, and the AP is totally
> > > in the clear (i.e., SSID of "linksys" ;) ), is there any case law,
> > > convictions, or anything indicating that this is illegal in any
> > > manner?
> ^^^^^
>
> SSID of "linksys" does not mean "in the clear". It is akin to house with
> door open. You can't just assume it is an open invitation.
>
> On other hand, "free public wifi" ssid would clearly absolve you.
>
> -alex
Would 2 pre-conditions be:
the computer owner allows the access and
the ISP TOS allow it
where the ISP TOS being the priority.
There is no way to 'signal' that these conditions exists like some bit
flipped somewheres.
-K
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