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Is It Ok to Steal Wi-Fi?
Date : 2008 06 19 Category : Web News
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With France, the UK, and possible even Canada mulling a three-strikes policy for illegal file-sharing, the issue is soon to become an important one.
Lost in all the hubbub about plans by some countries to disconnect repeat file-sharing violators ala the proverbial "three-strikes-and-your-out" policy, is the fact that many with wi-fi connections don't know how to properly secure them. This means that some will no doubt receive warning letters thanks to people who connect to them and download copyrighted material illegally.
So, is stealing wi-fi wrong?
Some will say yes, and others no, but the issue of whether it's immoral in the first place remains.
Mike Elgan over at Computerworld has posted an article that explains why he thinks it's not, intellectual property rights issues aside.