> losing router credentials
I suspect 95% of people do not change the default credentials, which are stickered or engraved on their routers.
I suspect 95% of people do not change the default credentials, which are stickered or engraved on their routers.
Which having a seemingly random admin and wifi password with WPA pre-configured is better than no password.
I remember a story where an individual connected to an open AP, scanned the network, found a windows network share with everyone read access, that had NES roms and their tax returns. The sad part, and still is true today, you couldn't help them without admitting that you committed a crime (a felony I believe).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_piggybacking#Unite...
This is too funny - why would you admit, to a cop, what you are doing??? You just say you are sitting in your car enjoying a nice day - and it wouldn't be a lie because technically you are. It just so happens you are doing other things as well.
> He had been accessing the Internet through a nonprofit agency's network from a car parked nearby and chatted with the police officer about it.
If you are thinking "but surely the legal system should understand this concept, right?"
> "I had a feeling a law was being broken, but I didn't know exactly what"
Or how about the library who didn't mind a patron was using their wireless system - but the police still wanted to press charges:
> The library director said that Tanner had not broken any rules, and local citizens criticized police for their actions.
From one of the news articles:
> The police officer confiscated Tanner's laptop in order to inspect what he may have been downloading,
That is a big NO. If a police officer ripped my laptop from my hands - I guarantee it would be a decision we would both regret.