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Stompy · 10-07-2005, 12:40 PM

If anyone knows anything about the technology and how easy it is to do something, such as hook into unsecured wireless, it's entirely possible and usually in your favor. Do you realize how common wardriving is, and people who do that with the intention of fraud so they wouldn't be detected?

You aren't as liable as you'd think if you had an unsecured wireless router. If you simply take it out of the box, plug it in... that's all you as the consumer need to know. You aren't REQUIRED to secure it, or know about securing it. They won't hold that against you. Trust me. It's very different from the car analogy.

You'll find that the industry and the people who represent them are illiterate when it comes to this type of thing.

I wouldn't be at all afraid.

10-07-2005, 12:40 PM	#130 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	If anyone knows anything about the technology and how easy it is to do something, such as hook into unsecured wireless, it's entirely possible and usually in your favor. Do you realize how common wardriving is, and people who do that with the intention of fraud so they wouldn't be detected? You aren't as liable as you'd think if you had an unsecured wireless router. If you simply take it out of the box, plug it in... that's all you as the consumer need to know. You aren't REQUIRED to secure it, or know about securing it. They won't hold that against you. Trust me. It's very different from the car analogy. You'll find that the industry and the people who represent them are illiterate when it comes to this type of thing. I wouldn't be at all afraid. __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 10-07-2005 at 12:44 PM..