is it wrong to hijack someones wireless

[beastieangel01]

because I like this whole not paying for internet thing. Living in condos = lots o' free wireless floating around :cool:

[ericlee]

I do it at work all the time. It depends on which building I work in though.

Technically it's wrong
Morally it's right.

[Waus]

My roomie did it all last semester with his girlfriend's laptop. Then he gave me a lecture about illegal downloading.

I frown upon it - but do it in emergencies.

[weez]

whatever works.

[marsdaddy]

No, what's wrong is large corporations "owning" a public good and making obscene profits on services regulated by bureaucrats who end up working for the very same corporations they formerly regulated.

[TurdBerglar]

if you're stupid enough to have a non secure network then you deserve for it to be hijacked

[milleson]

if you're stupid enough to have a non secure network then you deserve for it to be hijacked

absolutely.

[Waus]

if you're stupid enough to have a non secure network then you deserve for it to be hijacked

Our neighbors are this nice Korean couple that moved here a couple years ago. I'm not sure they could figure it out from the instructions. :confused:


But I guess they got it enough to set it up. Either way I'm still pissed about getting lectured by my roomie on morality.

[TurdBerglar]

wait until wireless cable/dish boxes make it to mainstream (y)

[tracky]

if people are stupid enough to leave their wireless wide open then i say go for it. If you're having to hack in past encryption and stuff then no.

edit - probably should read the thread next time

[The Notorious LOL]

if I was saavy enough, I would get a laptop, figure out who has unsecure wireless connections about the hood, and go tell them I will secure it for $25 and get paid for two minutes work

[hitmonlee]

nope, just like if someone leaves their car unlocked with valuables in the front seat

teach them a lesson (y)

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

A friend of mine doesn't have a computer or internet of any kind, but sits his Wii up in his window, and gets someone's Wi-Fi signal. Been doing it for months now. He can surf the web on the Wii, and play online with his DS.

Baller.

[bigblu89]

I don't think it's wrong. I do it all the time during football season when I go to the inlaws to watch football, so I can keep track of my fantasy teams on my laptop during the games.

[trailerprincess]

Interesting article on wi-jacking (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4721723.stm)