Week 4 (11/19/07-11/23/07) - Question of the Week

(This week's question should be at least 200 words since we have two class meetings. It is due on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, at 5:00 PM.)

Here's the question: Do you think that using other's wireless access to the internet without telling or asking them is OK? Or, do you think that the owner of the wireless access should take steps to secure it?

Background: We have heard that ICA neighbors sit on the steps and use the school's wireless. (BTW, our wireless will be passworded after Thanksgiving.) In apartments, friends of mine have used their neighbor's wireless and saved themselves the cost of installing DSL. (This slows down their neighbor's Internet access speeds.) Plus, here's a short article from ZDnet:

http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1035_22-6218959.html?tag=nl.e550