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If you use Wi-Fi, READ :P
Sooty:
--- Quote from: "DarrenG" ---And also a criminal offence if you are caught :?
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Not only can you be prosecuted for using an open wifi network without the owners permission but you can also be prosecuted as the owner for allowing the network to be used for criminal activity (i.e. child porn and spamming).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4721723.stm
So if you have an insecure wireless network in you home or business then you could find yourself in the dock defending an offence of allowing child porn to be downloaded via your internet link and consequently added to the sex offenders register with all the implication than carries.
I except this is unlikely but possible all the same.
You would be silly to leave your house unattended with the front door wide open and your car in a car park with the drivers door open but that is what you are doing with an open wifi network.
And by the way Darren it is a criminal offence even if you are not caught. :-$ :-$
xmob:
Here's a shocker for you. Even an encrypted wireless network isn't safe.
We do this for a living. You'd be suprised how easy/quick it can be to gain access to wireless networks when you have the right equipment.
DaveDavies:
I've UTP to every room - bit of effort but no worries :)
Edge:
Thanks guys :wink: . Being a novice to wireless, your advice/tips have helped & ive now gone back to wired connection. The antenna light on the wireless hub is still lit (even though ive re-installed from scratch using wired connection), does this mean people can still get access :?:
Jake:
Well done for highlighting the risks guys
Fortunetly for me i use cables at the moment but i am looking into wireless stuff for the children to use.
Handy, i work with someone that can advise me on what to get and how to lock it down :wink:
On the note of wifi, when i was working on hgv's, a couple of the co drivers had Playstation Portables.
In every trading estate, business park we'd pull into they would find at least 2 open ways of accessing the internet via a company connection.
Shocking how many don't even have passwords for their staff to access via their laptops!
Their not asking for trouble but encouraging it!
:?
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