| Poll | In separate incidents in the U.S. and UK this year, two individuals were arreseted by local law enforcement by poaching the wireless Internet access of neighbors. Are the network owners to blame for not securing their Wi-Fi access? Would it have been okay if these individuals had gotten permission first? Do you think all Wi-Fi access be legal and free? Join 900+ readers who have already taken our poll and make your opinion heard.
→ USA - Man Charged with Wireless Network Trespassing
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→ USA - Man Charged with Wireless Network Trespassing
→ UK - Wireless Hijacking Under Scrutiny
No, it should not be illegal to piggyback. It should be illegal to rape the world’s natural resources for private profit — but for logging on to a network signal that’s out in the air, that should not have criminal penalty. We have enough laws for locking up ordinary people for minor infractions like smoking a joint.