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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aus_Snow" data-source="post: 2306960" data-attributes="member: 29112">As it happens, "should you get caught" does not reflect a real possibility in my particular case, as I have never 'borrowed bandwidth', and probably never will. Which makes some of the assertions and insinuations being made here rather otherworldly. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />You, sir, might agree with all the laws of your land as they are written and interpreted by those in the governmental and legal professions, and related areas. I, along with many others, do not. As you like it.Copying media is one thing. Using others' bandwidth selectively and with care, another. As for "cavalier", you are right, certainly. Which is shameful and deplorable. Though I don't see it as being a problem peculiar to "the electronic world", sadly.Which, by a fickle twist of fate, is how I might just go about things were I in such need, and had I wireless gear to begin with.Hm. I believe I already covered the things I would find unacceptable, a while ago. They included costing me money. I'll add to that: being in my house or other personal space without my prior knowledge and consent. My bandwidth is not the same though, as say, my hard drive, my car etc. Others' bandwidth can be used (emphasis: can) without costing, inconveniencing, sabotaging, hurting, compromising, or gaining knowledge of or power over the owner, or their workstation / other computer, as the case may be.As I originally said, people are quite welcome to use some of my bandwidth now or in the future, as long as they're not stupid or greedy about it. But I fail to see why that automatically means I'm fine with people trying to steal my stuff, copy my data, pretend they're me, break into my place, and so on.I think there is a breakdown in communication here, and I can't be sure right now if it's anyone's fault at all. These things happen, I guess.</blockquote>

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