xmrocks
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| The way I see it...
Is if you are technology-saavy enough to setup or own a Wi-Fi hotspot, then you *should* know the risks of the leaving the hotspot open to anyone who sees it.
I say don't warn the user. It's their own problem to deal with, IMO.
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pcdebb
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join:2000-12-03
Tampa, FL
clubs: | in my infancy of wardriving, i did a "net send" to the network. depending on my mood, either it was comical or very mean.  |
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alien9999999
Your Head Looks Nice
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| this might be seen as an attack on their network, you better not do that, if you come across one, go to their house and ring the doorbell or something... do it in person, and don't use their network, you don't want to be seen as a hacker...
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72276539
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join:2001-01-19
Atlanta, GA
| reply to xmrocks
said by xmrocks  :
Is if you are technology-saavy enough to setup or own a Wi-Fi hotspot, then you *should* know the risks of the leaving the hotspot open to anyone who sees it.
Problem is its so easy to set this crap up now you don't have to learn exactly what you are doing. No one wants to learn how and what they are doing, they rather plug it in and leave it alone.
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
| reply to alien9999999
said by alien9999999 :
this might be seen as an attack on their network, you better not do that, if you come across one, go to their house and ring the doorbell or something... do it in person, and don't use their network, you don't want to be seen as a hacker...
How is netsending on an open connection hacking? Thats like calling that guy using the wifi connection outside the library a hacker. I hardly call it illegal if your computer automatically connects to someones wifi router because they didn't give it any security, if anything sue microsoft because their software will automatically connect you. Its the OS doing your hacking, not the user. |
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Cyron
join:2002-09-24
Charlotte, NC
| reply to alien9999999
said by alien9999999 :
this might be seen as an attack on their network, you better not do that, if you come across one, go to their house and ring the doorbell or something... do it in person, and don't use their network, you don't want to be seen as a hacker...
That option is next to impossible in an Apartment Complex. |
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Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
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join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
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| reply to 72276539
said by 72276539 :
said by xmrocks :
Is if you are technology-saavy enough to setup or own a Wi-Fi hotspot, then you *should* know the risks of the leaving the hotspot open to anyone who sees it.
Problem is its so easy to set this crap up now you don't have to learn exactly what you are doing. No one wants to learn how and what they are doing, they rather plug it in and leave it alone.
That is exactly the problem. I feel sick when I see them handing these things out like candy at the local bigbox, marketing them and such as being "totally secure". Yeah, they are, if you aren't totally stupid when you set it up. 
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to Cyron
No Good Deed goes Unpunished.
I would say just leave it alone. |
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