[Tfug] OT: Cox cable

[bigj at flatwan.net]

> I'm pretty sure this still has never been tested in court. I would
> think the first time this goes to court, it will depend greatly on the
> quality of the lawyers for each side. However, my opinion is that when
> you see an unsecured wifi access point, it is broadcasting an
> invitation to connect. When you connect, you are simply accepting this
> invitation. Otherwise, how would it be any different than connecting
> to a coffee shop. Now if you break into a weakly secured AP (i.e.
> crack the wep key using kismet something), that would be a whole
> different issue.
>

I was only joking of course. I lean towards the activity being illegal.
The best analogy I can think of is this - if you left your front door wide
open all the time and someone came in and starting digging around your
panty drawers it's still considered trespassing.

--
Jon