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Originally Posted by Chris T
...In the absence of a sign saying 'I left my bank details here deliberately' or perhaps 'My wireless network is open for all comers', what is reasonable?...
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How about this:
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Originally Posted by Druchii
If the wireless SSID was "OpenToAll" or "FreeBroadband" or "FreeloadersWelcome" would that change anything?
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... I usually offer my mother in law as an example in these sorts of situations. Her enthusiasm for technology is several decades ahead of her ability to understand how to use it properly...
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"Take my mother-in-law... please (boom boom)"
Changing the password from "admin" (or whatever) to "pussycat" is a lot easier than setting up an online bank account. Can't her son-in-law help?
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...The point is, I don't think levels are relevant. Something is either right or it's wrong. Sanctions taken against something that is wrong may vary according to the damage caused by doing the wrong, but that doesn't alter the essential black-or-white nature of either the Law or your original question. Right or wrong? I say wrong....
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So, using Mr Jackson's example, would you lock up children (or their parents) who "pee at the side of the road on a long car journey"?
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...I am indeed using legal examples, because in our society there is a reasonably good correlation between what people generally consider to be right and wrong, and what the law says is right and wrong.
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Morality and the law are two distinct issues. I think the opening post was designed to discuss the former.