Just out of curiousty, how can somebody steal wifi when people can just put encrypted passwords on them?
2007-01-23 17:26:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Some people aren't that savvy and don't know how to put a password on their networks...so if you connect to their network..the media has started calling that stealing but I don't think it is...I had an open network for about two years and I did it on purpose so people around my building could us it...
2007-01-23 17:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by Curiously 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mostly this is due to ignorance of the technology and security.
In some cases people purposely leave their wireless AP's open just to be nice to their neighbors.
In either case, I don't believe this should be consider stealing as nothing was done to circumvent any security.
To borrow a common phrase - Ignorance of the [technology] is no excuse [to claim a crime].
If the system is secured, then cracking into it for access would be considered stealing, not to mention unethical, IMHO.
2007-01-23 18:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Offer to secure there wifi network and perhaps they will allow you to jump on their wifi for helping them protect their wireless network. Antil0ck
2016-05-24 03:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WEP? The breakability of a network presumably secured by WEP is what prompted WPA, but you have to be mathematically savvy to break WEP.
2007-01-23 18:16:31 · answer #4 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because people don't put passwords on them, thus leaving the network entirely unprotected and open for absolutely anyone to connect to.
2007-01-23 17:33:18 · answer #5 · answered by itsamutiny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to decrypt it but it would take a while though. :)
2007-01-23 17:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by Lomus 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your funny..
2007-01-23 17:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by *Beautiful Zephyr* 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋