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Originally Posted by Ara Pacis
Comparing the ladies here to unsecured access somehow seems inappropriate.
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lol! Shall I compare thee to free internet? Thou art more geeky and awesome.
Seriously though, I wasn't comparing them to unsecured access. Sean said, "what if someone uses the web site for a purpose other than the one I intended." That didn't make any sense to me, so I said, "like picking up chicks"
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Originally Posted by SeanF
That is not its purpose
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Purpose. The purpose of a wireless access point is to provide wireless access. The purpose of a web server is to serve web pages. If I buy and install a WAP, it's silly of me to whine when someone uses it for its intended purpose. If I buy and install a web server, it's silly of me to whine when someone connects to i.
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Originally Posted by SeanF
A person who puts a server on the Internet can be construed to be serving the Internet. A person who puts a WAP in their living room can not be construed to be serving the whole neighborhood.
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Let me guess, because "they just can't!" you'll say while stomping your feet.
Look, it's exactly the same thing. If you have some argument to make that they aren't the same, then let's hear it.
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Originally Posted by SeanF
That's exactly like saying if you leave your front door standing open
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No, it's not. Analogies to the physical world simply don't work. Personal space physically occupied by another person is not the same thing as giggling a few electrons on a wire.
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A door standing open is not a legal invitation to use, whether that door is physical or digital.
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Wrong. If you're going to call this a "digital door" then I'm going back to my totally awesome and debate-winning web server comparison. If I buy a web server and I connect it to the internet, then it has a "door" on port 80. And yes, that door is an invitation for a web browser to connect. And it's just ridiculous to whine when someone connects to it. Even if the government made it illegal, it would still be ridiculous. Similarly, if I buy a WAP, it starts broadcasting a "please connect to me!" signal. It's downright silly of me to complain when someone answers that invitation.