XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   Frank Slootweg  wrote:   
   > wasbit  wrote:   
   >> On 26/11/2025 13:55, micky wrote:   
   > [...]   
   >>> OT?? if I'm using someone else's wifi, can he tell what's in email I'm   
   >>> sending or receiving, can he tell what I'm sending or receiving on the   
   >>> web, or what I'm sending or receiving here on Usenet?.   I would think   
   >>> not but just want to be sure.    He's a smart guy but no tech genius   
   >>> afaik.  If he were a tech wiz, could he do it?   
   > [...]   
   >>> This morning I rebooted and on its own, it connected to the wifi of a   
   >>> neighbor, but not to my own wifi   Hmmm after 30 minutes of using his,   
   >>> it just switched to my wifi.  But still not to the cable, which I   
   >>> thought would take priority, plusd last night the Troubleshooter said my   
   >>> laptop's wifi was bad too, the one that hasn't worked since February.   
   >>   
   >> Hmmm! 19 replies & not a mention of bandwidth theft.   
   >   
   >   Huh? Micky obviously got his neighbour's permission to use his/her   
   > WiFi, otherwise how would he know the password?   
      
   Why "obviously"? It's not that unusual to see open wifi networks.   
      
   >   A quite different issue is if the neighbour's ISP would condone such a   
   > setup/use.   
      
   They don't care.   
      
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