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Not that I'd advocate something like this, because you could get some innocent homeowner in a bunch of trouble, but it generally doesn't take long to drive or w
by jdpedrie 10y ago
Not that I'd advocate something like this, because you could get some innocent homeowner in a bunch of trouble, but it generally doesn't take long to drive or walk around and find an unprotected access point on a personal router.
- tyrust 10y agoAlso known was "wardriving". Schneier has written about (and sort of advocates) being on the receiving end of this [0]: I spoke to several lawyers about this, and in their lawyerly way they outlined several other risks with leaving your network open. While none thought you could be successfully prosecuted just because someone else used your network to commit a crime, any investigation could be time-consuming and expensive. [0] - https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wirel...
- iak8god 10y agoIs this still true? I never notice open residential access points any more. The last few times I've set up new residential Internet service it has come with a Wifi router that has a password by default.