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marlow
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 Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject: Stealing WiFi in Korea |
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| So, if I can pick up WiFi from my apartment, but it's not mine, is using it illegal? Or wrong? Or likely to make my neighbours kill me? I mean I don't know if it's from an internet cafe or whatnot, right? |
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Pwillig
Joined: 26 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| It's what I'm doing right now. If the owner of the router didn't enable protection, he might as well be saying "free internetz lulz" |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: Stealing WiFi in Korea |
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| marlow wrote: |
| So, if I can pick up WiFi from my apartment, but it's not mine, is using it illegal? Or wrong? Or likely to make my neighbours kill me? I mean I don't know if it's from an internet cafe or whatnot, right? |
Just remember, don't log onto internet banking or anything like that because they have an open door to your information.
If it's called 'iptime' then it's meant to be free. |
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sobriquet
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
Location: Nakatomi Plaza
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Stealing WiFi in Korea |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
| marlow wrote: |
| So, if I can pick up WiFi from my apartment, but it's not mine, is using it illegal? Or wrong? Or likely to make my neighbours kill me? I mean I don't know if it's from an internet cafe or whatnot, right? |
Just remember, don't log onto internet banking or anything like that because they have an open door to your information.
If it's called 'iptime' then it's meant to be free. |
Really, thought that was a brand of router. |
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Pwillig
Joined: 26 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Stealing WiFi in Korea |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
If it's called 'iptime' then it's meant to be free. |
Ugh, I feel so less hardcore now. |
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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Stealing WiFi in Korea |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
| marlow wrote: |
| So, if I can pick up WiFi from my apartment, but it's not mine, is using it illegal? Or wrong? Or likely to make my neighbours kill me? I mean I don't know if it's from an internet cafe or whatnot, right? |
Just remember, don't log onto internet banking or anything like that because they have an open door to your information.
If it's called 'iptime' then it's meant to be free. |
I'm on "iptime" right now. What is this wonderful public service? |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Stealing WiFi in Korea |
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| sobriquet wrote: |
| hugekebab wrote: |
| marlow wrote: |
| So, if I can pick up WiFi from my apartment, but it's not mine, is using it illegal? Or wrong? Or likely to make my neighbours kill me? I mean I don't know if it's from an internet cafe or whatnot, right? |
Just remember, don't log onto internet banking or anything like that because they have an open door to your information.
If it's called 'iptime' then it's meant to be free. |
Really, thought that was a brand of router. |
It is. just most iptime routers/owners never encrypt for some reason. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: Stealing WiFi in Korea |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
| marlow wrote: |
| So, if I can pick up WiFi from my apartment, but it's not mine, is using it illegal? Or wrong? Or likely to make my neighbours kill me? I mean I don't know if it's from an internet cafe or whatnot, right? |
Just remember, don't log onto internet banking or anything like that because they have an open door to your information.
If it's called 'iptime' then it's meant to be free. |
Yeah, I was going to avoid banking. I'm debating my e-mail since it's connected to a lot of fairly important goings on in my life.
Am I breaking any laws, though? |
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Bryan
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Most of my school routers and apartments owned by my school name their access points IPTIME and they are completely unencrypted.
Sometimes if my line is acting up and I can't connect, I'll connect to a neighbour's router. I wouldn't mind if they connected to mine.
I think the morality issue becomes apparent with long term access, not just being a "guest" on your neighbour's router once in a while. After all, wireless routers are really designed for people to have guests over with laptops who can connect easily.
I think the same could be said with the legality. The customer pays for a contract that only allows his household to use the internet, he didn't buy broadcasting rights for the whole neighbourhood. However, the legality issue is under his hands, not yours. |
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