Comments on: How can using someone's unsecured WiFi at home be illegal?

By: BSoD

BSoD — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:25:47 +0000

Connecting to unprotected wireless signal is not illegal,hacking a protected network is.
You got lucky,enjoy your free internet

By: Ο μαλακας ειναι ανικητος

Ο μαλακας ειναι ανικητος — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:25:47 +0000

Who said its illegal.Its like watching your neighbors wife through your window,if he doesn’t like it he can pull the drapes. The same with the wireless,unprotected wi-fi is a free game.

By: |[Sacred]|

|[Sacred]| — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:25:47 +0000

It’s illegal because they are paying for the service and you are not. My friend pays the people he mooches off of but I think even that’s illegal. You’re essentially robbing the cable company of money they would be getting to provide you with internet access.

@Ο μαλακας ειναι ανικητος
Sharing can be a crime. With your reasoning, you could say "I only shared my music with a couple thousand people. It’s just sharing…" No, that’s illegal. You’re robbing the company of money they should be getting from sales.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:25:47 +0000

to take what is not yours is theft…

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:25:47 +0000

To everyone who is saying this is NOT illegal, think again. It is in fact highly illegal. It falls under the "unauthorized access to a network" law.
Check the link: