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Originally Posted by Berezovski
...You are stealing ...
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Using someone else's wireless internet service without their permission breaks the Communications Act, which prohibits dishonestly obtaining a communications service.
Communications Act 2003, section 125
Dishonestly obtaining electronic communications services
(1) A person who-
(a) dishonestly obtains an electronic communications service, and
(b) does so with intent to avoid payment of a charge applicable to the provision of that service,
is guilty of an offence.
While many people may not mind someone using some of their bandwidth, allowing someone else to use a network presents a risk for the network owner.
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http://www.out-law.com/page-7969
I think the key word is the one I've highlighted in red. If I "hack" my neighbour's WEP, or download illegal material, that is dishonest. Checking my emails on an unsecured network is not.