On 17 Jul 2006 at 17:39, garytennesen wrote:

> If your curiosity is killing you, cruise in your car through a neighborhood 
> and see if you can pick one up while you park at a curb.  There are pitfalls 
> to hooking up to unsecured networks, but if you aren't sharing any resources 
> and you're in a pinch, they can come in handy.

  One of the pitfalls is that some courts have found existing "theft of 
computing resources" legislation to apply to this activity.  You don't want 
to be the test case to determine if those precedents apply in your 
jurisdiction.
  So while you can often get away with this for brief periods, you probably 
shouldn't make a habit of it.

David Gillett

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