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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
You could claim ignorance in either case, and it would probably have the same impact on the court.
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Sure. If the court was made up of people who knew about wireless networks, which probably won't be the case.
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
But if your network was secured, you could claim that you did what you could to restrict such access, to a reasonable degree.
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Which means that you are probably an accessory to the crime and lying to the court about your involvement.
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
If you left it open, you could easily be held liable due to negligence (where ignorance is considered no excuse).
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What negligence? It's not illegal to open your wireless network. It may be a violation of your contract with your service provider, but there's no law against an open network.