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| Bad Reporting Again
The Indianopolis article first says that the guy "hacked into" the network, then later the operator of the network admits he knows how to secure a wireless LAN but just never did "because the neighbors are older".
UBER-stupidity in action. And as an "older" person, I resent the idea that older means technically inept.
I see no expectation of privacy on the part of the LAN operator - he knows how to secure a network (or so he says) and intentionally elected not to. This isn't a case of someone leaving a door unlocked and someone walking in, this is a case of someone leaving a door open and putting up a WELCOME ONE AND ALL mat in front of it.
I agree that using a private LAN 'illegally' is morally (and in some cases legally) wrong, but when the operator is that stupid in his setup of the LAN and admits he intentionally left it open for anyone to use, then there should not even be any thought of prosecution.
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