On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:52:29 +0100, bigbrian <harry8611@hotmail.com>
wrote:


>
>I know of several people who not only are aware that their broadband
>connections are being piggy backed, but actually encourage it. This
>guy does exactly the same thing
>
>http://tinyurl.com/a7rsq
>
> Its one way of spreading internet availablilty in small communities
>where not everyone wants to invest in their own ISP account, although
>I'm not sure whether the guys doing the "providing" are breaking the
>T&CS of their own contract with their ISP.
>
>It seems to me it would only be an offence if the person hijacking the
>connection *knew* that their access was unauthorised. If a wireless
>network is wide open from a security point of view, I wonder whether
>you could mount a defence on the basis that you assumed it was done
>intentionally (which, as I say above does happen), and had no reason
>to assume otherwise. As I understand it, a prosecution would have to
>prove that you knew it *wasn't* authorised, which isn't immediately
>obvious if the security is wide open or non-existent
>
>Brian
>

Surely he is mad? The threat to his liberty from people using his
connection for copyright/illegal porn is a real one.

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