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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 06:49 PM Original message |
German man fined for poor Wi-Fi security - Not using a network password costs $164. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Insane. Just like a lot of things with |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Consider it a weenie tax |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. I guess he must be among the billions that Google captured |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. He should sue the manufacturer |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. My home wi-fi has WEP security |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. We can't figure out how to make the password work on ours |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. When I hit a snag I called the router manufacturer's help line. We got it |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. It was a weekend and no one answered the phone |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I hope you get it resolved soon. And good grief, don't most people |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Warcraft uses very little bandwith |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. You're probably right |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Nothing wrong with that |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. So what next? Do we sue coffee shops? Libraries? Motels? |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Most of those places change their passwords regularly and give them to guests |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Well, they already got video cameras. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. No all of them do. Once you get the password of the day/week/month |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. Lessee now-- first of all, this happened in GERMANY so... |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. By that logic |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. No it's not... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. But since the issue is copyright, it is not a bad idea to find out about US laws re wireless |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
16. Cool....so if I lose my cell phone and the person who finds it charges a bunch |
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HillWilliam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
17. Securing your own access point is just a matter of hygiene |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Doug eats war drivers, car thieves, and burglars. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Well said |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. LAN security is one of my concerns regarding this technology |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. If some pervert is using your LAN they are probably in your house and related to you. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. The house next door is VERY close to where my computer stuff is. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I've lived in neighborhoods like that too... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Some of us have Open AP's for a reason. |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
24. We try to keep our signal protected the best we can... |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I don't want anyone waking me up at night for a password... |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. if you filter by mac address |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
33. People started it, it was free, now we lock it up for corporate interests. |
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