[P1] OT: Setting up Public Wi-Fi

[Harry D. Corsover]

On Mar 11, 2004, at 4:24 PM, gwallace wrote:

> What if a wireless network appears in your neighborhood, no password 
> required to access it?  Are you obligated to knock on doors and ask 
> permission?  I'm inclined to think that it's their responsibility to 
> secure their network with (at least) a password.

Let's change the context to see if this illuminates things: You leave 
your car running while going into a store for a minute. Does that make 
it ok for someone to use it while you're not (without your permission). 
They'll return it really quickly, maybe even before you're out of the 
store . . .  If that car "borrower" gets caught, do you think they can 
get off by saying it was the car owner's responsibility to secure it, 
so it's ok that he took it?

Regards,

Harry Corsover