Piggy back Wi-Fi user faces 5 years in prison

[CincyJim]

The potential penalty is just that, potential.

The café operator is not interested in seeing her potential customer in deep do-do. He thought what he was doing was OK.

IMO, he will get a slap on the wrist.

[Giaguara]

If you leave your network open, it should be no more weird if anyone uses that than if you leave your front door open and someone walks in ... like door fully open, not just unlocked like in Canada.

[Trip]

I agree with Giaguara.

But only because I piggybacked for a few years.

[Rhisiart]

I agree with Trip.

[Ferdinand]

I agree with Rhisiart.

[PGTips]

Originally Posted by Giaguara

If you leave your network open, it should be no more weird if anyone uses that than if you leave your front door open and someone walks in ... like door fully open, not just unlocked like in Canada.

You telling me that if I see somebody's home with the door open, and I walk in and help myself to the contents of that home, I'm not committing a criminal offense?

[Qion]

Originally Posted by PGTips

You telling me that if I see somebody's home with the door open, and I walk in and help myself to the contents of that home, I'm not committing a criminal offense?

I eatchyo food if you be leavin' that do'open.

The point was not that he messed around with property, it's that he used the internet, which -to my knowledge- nobody owns. The means by which he viewed the internet was the door, and it was definitely open.

So, a better analogy would be: "You telling me that if I see somebody's home with the door open, and look inside for a while, I'm not committing a criminal offense?"

[PGTips]

Originally Posted by Qion

So, a better analogy would be: "You telling me that if I see somebody's home with the door open, and look inside for a while, I'm not committing a criminal offense?"

That's called trespassing, and in some countries you have a right to shoot trespassers.