I know this is wrong but...

itsbob

I bowl overhand
make sure you tell them you are stealing it from who knows who and have no bad feelings about it!!!!

Please provide the details of the "law" she is breaking.

She's not breaking into a secure network, she's not breaking in and stealing files (at least I don't think she is). She's not using any illegal devices to gain access. If she's sitting in her house, or on a public road, or even in a parking lot, she is breaking NO law.

Actually the person with the unsecrure wireless network maybe. Unlicensed bandwidth/ frequency encroaching on another person's property.
 
Michigan man busted for stealing Wi-Fi signal; could have received five years | IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband | ZDNet.com
Florida man arrested for "stealing" unencrypted WiFi signal - Boing Boing
The ethics of "stealing" a WiFi connection
SecurityTeam US - Man Charged With Stealing Wi-Fi Signal


And for each of these, there are the counter-arguments, why it's OK to use a neighbor's WiFi connection.

I happen to take the ethical side and would not do it without asking first. And we're talking about homes and neighbors here, not business offering WiFi.
 

vraiblonde

Board Mommy
PREMO Member
Patron
It shouldn't be stealing if they *let* you have access to it, which is what they're doing by not securing their connection. If she hacked the passkey or something like that, that would definitely be a problem. But how many people do you suppose inadvertently "steal" because they don't know any better? They boot up the laptop, see some connections available, choose one, and voila! They're online.

:shrug:

This can't be compared to taking someone's unlocked car or going in someone's unlocked home. This is more like living in a glass house with no curtains, then complaining that the neighbors are looking when you run around naked in your living room.
 

AnnieC

New Member
Please provide the details of the "law" she is breaking.

She's not breaking into a secure network, she's not breaking in and stealing files (at least I don't think she is). She's not using any illegal devices to gain access. If she's sitting in her house, or on a public road, or even in a parking lot, she is breaking NO law.

Actually the person with the unsecrure wireless network maybe. Unlicensed bandwidth/ frequency encroaching on another person's property.

Gods law:
#8:...Thou shalt not steal.....
and
#10: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s."

is that simple enough for ya itty bitty bobbo?
 
Gods law:
#8:...Thou shalt not steal.....
and
#10: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s."

is that simple enough for ya itty bitty bobbo?

For a pious person, you have an awful nasty streak.
 

AnnieC

New Member
For a pious person, you have an awful nasty streak.


whoa buck-a-roo..... who said I'm pious?

stealing is stealing....and most people in a civilized society dont go around stealing what isnt theirs.....

hopefully she will go ask her neighbor..tell them how poor she is and how much she needs to get online...
and they will let her use their connection....
 
whoa buck-a-roo..... who said I'm pious?

stealing is stealing....and most people in a civilized society dont go around stealing what isnt theirs.....

hopefully she will go ask her neighbor..tell them how poor she is and how much she needs to get online...
and they will let her use their connection....

You start quoting religion to make a point, you're pious. Unless you don't believe what you post, then you're charlatan.

And regardless, you're still nasty.

I'm done.
Over and out.
 

Merlin99

Visualize whirled peas
PREMO Member
...calling this stealing is the same as you tapping into their plumbing drain pipes and taking their waste water or using the light that comes out of their windows or the heat that leaks out of their home; Yes, they paid for it, the water, the light, the heat, but you're using what they waste. You are not costing them a single dime more unless and until they are paying for their bandwidth use which, at present, they are not.

I agree with the poster who said you might want to ask your neighbors and see if they mind, just as a simple courtesy. As it is, they either do not know or do not care because, like pulling the drapes, they can control your access with a few clicks of the mouse. Right now, they choose not to.

This is NOT a big deal. Not even a little one.
I think it's closer to throwing a bag of trash in someone else's dumpster. It hasn't hurt anyone and nobody notices, but it is technically illegal.
 

AnnieC

New Member
You start quoting religion to make a point, you're pious. Unless you don't believe what you post, then you're charlatan.

And regardless, you're still nasty.

I'm done.
Over and out.


plain and simple mr. over-sensitive guy...ya dont take/steal what is not yours...and i have no idea about current local, state, federal laws.....
Gods law came first...ya dont take stuff that is not yours and ya dont covet ya neighbors stuff either...

that aint being nasty bubba...it is fact.....
you live by your laws and ill do the same......
 

DoWhat

Deplorable
PREMO Member
plain and simple mr. over-sensitive guy...ya dont take/steal what is not yours...and i have no idea about current local, state, federal laws.....
Gods law came first...ya dont take stuff that is not yours and ya dont covet ya neighbors stuff either...

that aint being nasty bubba...it is fact.....
you live by your laws and ill do the same......

I don't know you but I read your posts as an awfully chubby person.
 
F

forceofnature

Guest
:yawn:

This thread is now officially tired. Can someone close it please.
 

itsbob

I bowl overhand
Gods law:
#8:...Thou shalt not steal.....
and
#10: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s."

is that simple enough for ya itty bitty bobbo?

Funny, I though #10 was "Thou Shalt Not Covet" I didn't know it went into so much detail. And since God is all knowing, and didn't mention band-width.. she's good. that and he's a benovelnt God so I doubt she'll suffer eternal damnation for borrowing it.

oh BTW, thanks for admitting that she's not breaking ANY law.

(you may want to look up what covet means)
 

AnnieC

New Member
Funny, I though #10 was "Thou Shalt Not Covet" I didn't know it went into so much detail. And since God is all knowing, and didn't mention band-width.. she's good. that and he's a benovelnt God so I doubt she'll suffer eternal damnation for borrowing it.

oh BTW, thanks for admitting that she's not breaking ANY law.

(you may want to look up what covet means)

I did bobbo.....and covet is what she did...she desired it and then she stole what she desired......

dont know if she believes in the Bible or the 10 Commandments...so I dont know if she broke any laws that guide her and shape her character and her morals.......

if she does believe in the Commandments..then she broke the law of God...
 
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itsbob

I bowl overhand
I did bobbo.....and covet is what she did...she desired it and then she stole what she desired......

dont know if she believes in the Bible or the 10 Commandments...so I dont know if she broke any laws that guide her and shape her character and her morals.......

if she does believe in the Commandments..then she broke the law of God...


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