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Wireless internet connection

Is it illegal if person X uses person A's wireless connection to connect to the interent,
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  • colin79666
    colin79666 Posts: 1,359 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Yes

    However Person A should not have been so stupid to leave their wireless connection wide open (no encryption and mac filtering)
  • Sput2001
    Sput2001 Posts: 1,206 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Assuming Person A hasn't given permission then yes, it's theft.
  • if person A had a laptop and went to person Z 's house to show him some photos. Mr X living next door has an open network. The laptop is set to conect to any available network & while the photo's are being viewed it usees mr X's network to download a mass of updates from M$ . Would M$ be liable?

    If you set an SSID something like 'virusnet' or bankdetails4us' No one would risk it.
    Nudge nudge, Wink wink, Say No More!
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