[ale] wireless at Starbucks

[Geoffrey Myers]

On Jun 7, 2008, at 8:32 PM, Robert Reese~ wrote:

>>> While riding into work a few weeks back I fired up the laptop and
>>> discovered I really did not need my cell-phone card. All I needed
>>> to do was crank up kismet and piggy back of the residential
>>> wireless nodes. At any given time I could see 20+ nodes and 3-5
>>> were unlocked.
>>
>> I would suspect you're stepping into a gray area of legality...
>
>
> Once upon a time I was dead-set against this type of behaviour.  Now  
> I am of the opinion that either the owner is allowing the activity,  
> doesn't care, or is too lazy and/or cheap to ensure the activity  
> doesn't occur.  This has been too much in the news to be oblivious  
> to it.  However, if they wish to remain ignorant, they do so at  
> their peril.  Should they not like it, then they will do something  
> about it; part of the problem with society today is the lack of  
> personal responsibility!

I would agree with you there, but if my neighbor leaves his keys in  
his car with the door unlocked, I'm not going to take it for a spin.   
Even if I know he's not going to be using during the time I would be  
away.

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Later, Geoffrey