Web Worker Daily

We’ve all been tempted to do it.  Here’s the familiar situation: having a few spare minutes, you open up your laptop to do some work, then you’d like to get online.  So you look at the list of available Wi-Fi hotspots and you see an open one think, “I wonder if I could just quickly send this email off?”

Using other’s Wi-Fi is a common occurrence, according to the Register.  Some Internet enthusiasts feel you’re doing humanity a favor by leaving your home wireless connection open for passers-by to use.  However security experts and opponents of this practice warn against subjecting yourself to legal troubles if a stranger uses your Internet connection for illicit activity.  In some instances, people have been arrested for utilizing Wi-Fi that wasn’t theirs.

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