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> the creepy neighbor kid to do something on my guest network that will get me a visit from the cops Think about it. Honestly, what are the odds of that? I'm s
by slacka 6y ago
> the creepy neighbor kid to do something on my guest network that will get me a visit from the cops
Think about it. Honestly, what are the odds of that? I'm sure the last time I got in my car (to get a coffee) it was 100x more risky than that (actually it was snowing, make it 1000x). And so what? They show up, I'd tell pull open their phones and connect to my network. I did nothing wrong, have at it wasting my tax dollars. After all is said and done in that 1-in-a-million incident, still less of my life wasted with than if I bothered with annoying WiFi passwords over these decades.
Your comment reminds me of my friends and family who keep their kids locked up (pre-COVID), depriving them of the opportunity to learn independence that I had growing up. Just like when I was a kid, there is no crime in my neighbor and yet people act like their kid will have a 10% chance of being kidnapped if they let him go to the local convenience store, when in reality the odds are closer to 1 in 100 million. Social media or local news has screwed up our society's ability to calculate risk/rewards.
- ficklepickle 6y agoThat's a bit extreme. I wouldn't operate open WiFi if I lived in USA, because law enforcement is notoriously over zealous and they are big on saving the children. Here in Canada, I'm comfortable knowing the cops won't show up in military surplus and shoot me before I can explain.