first read this....
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6546307&nav=menu44_1
then my reaction to how many different ways you can be screwed.
if your wi-fi signal is pumped into my house/onto public space like a street, or anywhere where the public domain applies (such as stores and streets and what not) then it's not stealing anything. If you don't secure your network, it is implied that you are sharing it. There is also a huge community initiative to share your wi-fi connection, some states such as South Carolina are even going as far as making wi-fi everywhere free to access to everyone. Under a law like this, you could get thrown in jail for using something that was purposely made free. If you break into the network, that's another story.
basically what it comes down to, is if you put it out there and don't lock it up, it's going to get used. end of story. it's just ignorant people that have no logical thought process that don't understand this. Not to mention, that every time you turn on your radio,cell phone, or tv, you could be fined just as well as he can because you're accessing a network of one type or another. Unlocked phones? don't even think about it. Want to send a text message to someone from your e-mail? The cell phone companies don't want you to know about it either cuz you're not paying for the transaction and you have not signed a contract as the computer user with that company. that also falls under this law. It's too broad, and they can essentially fine and jail nearly every citizen that's ever used any type of radio broadcast signal. Have a scanner for emergency signals? yup, you're going to prison. cb radio? see ya.
one more note, between the giant fans on the sewage processing plant a few clicks away from my house. (creates metal noise which interferes with radio signals) and the high power lines near my house, i can technically take them both to court because they interfere with my (secured) wireless network, wireless mouse and keyboard. Degrading and sometimes eliminating their performance.
This is just what we need... more frivolous court cases, and innocent people being fined/incarcerated. People are stupid.
if any of you live in the affected area, i strongly suggest you start a community based on thwarting rulings/broad laws that are highly outdated and not specific enough such as this.
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6546307&nav=menu44_1
then my reaction to how many different ways you can be screwed.
if your wi-fi signal is pumped into my house/onto public space like a street, or anywhere where the public domain applies (such as stores and streets and what not) then it's not stealing anything. If you don't secure your network, it is implied that you are sharing it. There is also a huge community initiative to share your wi-fi connection, some states such as South Carolina are even going as far as making wi-fi everywhere free to access to everyone. Under a law like this, you could get thrown in jail for using something that was purposely made free. If you break into the network, that's another story.
basically what it comes down to, is if you put it out there and don't lock it up, it's going to get used. end of story. it's just ignorant people that have no logical thought process that don't understand this. Not to mention, that every time you turn on your radio,cell phone, or tv, you could be fined just as well as he can because you're accessing a network of one type or another. Unlocked phones? don't even think about it. Want to send a text message to someone from your e-mail? The cell phone companies don't want you to know about it either cuz you're not paying for the transaction and you have not signed a contract as the computer user with that company. that also falls under this law. It's too broad, and they can essentially fine and jail nearly every citizen that's ever used any type of radio broadcast signal. Have a scanner for emergency signals? yup, you're going to prison. cb radio? see ya.
one more note, between the giant fans on the sewage processing plant a few clicks away from my house. (creates metal noise which interferes with radio signals) and the high power lines near my house, i can technically take them both to court because they interfere with my (secured) wireless network, wireless mouse and keyboard. Degrading and sometimes eliminating their performance.
This is just what we need... more frivolous court cases, and innocent people being fined/incarcerated. People are stupid.
if any of you live in the affected area, i strongly suggest you start a community based on thwarting rulings/broad laws that are highly outdated and not specific enough such as this.