By Peter Cochrane
Published: Monday 01 August 2005
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mark
Location
London
Occupation
strategy manager
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I agree with Peter 100%. I have and will continue to assume an unWEPed WiFi point is open to all. If it isnt then turn the security on! its simple and you dont need to be an IT expert to do it.
In this case the law is obviously an ass (and in any case havent the IT police got more important fish to fry...like catching child porn merchants?); unless one is using the access for illegal purposes then the full weight of the law should, of course, be applied......
Not the same thing at all compared to borrowing so...
KT
Looks like to every positive incentive there are a...
Knut Boehnert
I instituted a policy amongst our employees at Nam...
Bob Hail
Absolutely - open access Wi-fi must be seen to be ...
Stephen FRY
I agree with Peter 100%. I have and will continue ...
mark
I go along entirely with Peter on the foolishness ...
Graham Trott
Blanket coverage of various "crimes" is rarely app...
Anonymous
Does this mean that anyone wishing to avoid prosec...
Derek
I'm not sure I'm convinced.
Imagine if your nei...
Si
What if you use the light to mug someone or steal ...
M. Marvinski
This argument is not uncommon sense; it's simple n...
David Fearon
I don't think you can assume that just because WEP...
A Whitehouse
Whatever allows you to sleep at night. The bottom ...
KML
Right on! Btw, my Thinkpad finds Wifi and connect...
Anonymous
Very weak analogies.
Good thing you're not a lawy...
Derek
I used to work for a cash in transit security comp...
Andy Biegala
The question here is why would you someones person...
Anonymous
I sit in my backyard. I happen to get my neighbor...
Harold Feld
Peter, I'm afraid you're wrong. Unfortunately, mo...
Bill Hagen
Peter, I tried to post something very similar to y...
Graham G
Why do people miss the point? Cafes, hotels and ot...
Andy Robb
Just because I leave my car unlocked doesn't mean ...
Anonymous
"I leave my systems open specifically for casual u...
Greg Harvey
I certainly don't want you using my office light t...
Peter Cochrane
How very sensible sir - we are on the same page fo...
Peter Cochrane
Excellent - and how very pragmatic - I like it!
Peter Cochrane
Relief should be a right somehow don't you think??
Peter Cochrane
A car costs a lot of $$$ - wifi costs zip. You ca...
Peter Cochrane
If I catch you looking over my shoulder to read th...
Peter Cochrane
Well I guess this sort of stuff keeps you guys in ...
Peter Cochrane
Start travelling a lot and it becomes very obvious...
Peter Cochrane
You security folks are all out of the same fold - ...
Peter Cochrane
Hey - pencils are free too!
Peter Cochrane
Seems I live in a very large community of asses in...
Peter Cochrane
I instituted a policy amongst our employees at Nam...
Bob Hail
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