Is Stealing WiFi Illegal?

I think most people have used open networks when an Internet connection is needed and no other option is available but using someone else’s connection for an extended period of time is a security risk and probably illegal where you live.

Watch video the below where a lady calls into Leo Laporte’s Tech Guy Show claiming that the “Linksys” WiFi access she has been using for over a year has “disappeared”. She purchased a Linksys 802.11n extender thinking that would bring “Linksys” back. Leo discovers that she was really using her neighbors WiFi and explains the potential risks of using open networks.

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1. Is It Illegal to Use Other People’s Wireless Internet?
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3. 192.168.1.1 – Linksys Router Default IP Address

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