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Originally Posted by persiancat
Really now? Even if I have a firewall? (That probably sounds really naive, but I honestly don't know.)
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Dilbert speaks the truth. Your neighbor becomes your ISP and _can_ mess with everything. Casual stuff likely wouldn't matter, and SSL sites are probably safe, unless your neighbor is a high-caliber skank.
I've allowed neighbor friends to use my net but they're secured as far as I can make them and stuck on my DMZ. I would never use a random net myself for more than casual, anonymous browsing. More honeypots out there than you might realize.
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