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Legality of piggybacking

Index Legality of piggybacking

Laws regarding "unauthorized access of a computer network" exist in many legal codes, though the wording and meaning differ from one to the next. [1]

56 relations: Affirmative defense, Anchorage Daily News, Ars Technica, BBC, Breach of contract, Coffeehouse, Colour of right, Communications Act 2003, Computer Misuse Act 1990, Computer network, Criminal Code (Canada), Discharge (sentence), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Electronic Frontier Foundation, European Court of Justice, Florida, Geolocation, Government of Singapore, HardwareZone, Identity theft, IEEE 802.11, Illinois, Intention (criminal law), Internet service provider, IPad, IPod Touch, Law of Canada, London, Morrisburg, Ontario, National service in Singapore, New Hampshire, New York (state), Palmer, Alaska, PDF, Piggybacking (Internet access), Reuters, Rockford Register Star, Service set (802.11 network), Singapore dollar, Sparta, Michigan, St. Petersburg, Florida, Tampa Bay Times, Terms of service, The New York Times International Edition, The Register, The Straits Times, Toa Payoh, Today (Singapore newspaper), Tokyo District Court, Wardriving, ..., Westchester County, New York, Wi-Fi, Winnebago County, Illinois, Wired (magazine), Wireless router, Yomiuri Shimbun. Expand index (6 more) »

Affirmative defense

An affirmative defense to a civil lawsuit or criminal charge is a fact or set of facts other than those alleged by the plaintiff or prosecutor which, if proven by the defendant, defeats or mitigates the legal consequences of the defendant's otherwise unlawful conduct.

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Anchorage Daily News

The Anchorage Daily News is a daily newspaper published by the Binkley Group, and based in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica (a Latin-derived term that the site translates as the "art of technology") is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Breach of contract

Breach of contract is a legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance.

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Coffeehouse

A coffeehouse, coffee shop or café (sometimes spelt cafe) is an establishment which primarily serves hot coffee, related coffee beverages (café latte, cappuccino, espresso), tea, and other hot beverages.

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Colour of right

Colour of right is the legal concept in the UK and other Commonwealth countries of an accused's permission to the usage or conversion of an asset in the possession of another.

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Communications Act 2003

The Communications Act 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Computer Misuse Act 1990

The Computer Misuse Act 1990 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, introduced partly in response to the decision in R v Gold & Schifreen (1988) 1 AC 1063 (see below).

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Computer network

A computer network, or data network, is a digital telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.

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Criminal Code (Canada)

The Criminal Code (Code criminelThe citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by the French text of of this Act.) is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada.

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Discharge (sentence)

A discharge is a type of sentence where no punishment is imposed, and which (arguably) vitiates the court's guilty verdict.

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol used on UDP/IP networks whereby a DHCP server dynamically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters to each device on a network so they can communicate with other IP networks.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California.

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European Court of Justice

The European Court of Justice (ECJ), officially just the Court of Justice (Cour de Justice), is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Geolocation

Geolocation is the identification or estimation of the real-world geographic location of an object, such as a radar source, mobile phone, or Internet-connected computer terminal.

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Government of Singapore

The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to mean the Executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore.

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HardwareZone

HardwareZone is an IT-oriented Internet portal based in Singapore.

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Identity theft

Identity theft is the deliberate use of someone else's identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit and other benefits in the other person's name, and perhaps to the other person's disadvantage or loss.

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IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 is a set of media access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications for implementing wireless local area network (WLAN) computer communication in the 900 MHz and 2.4, 3.6, 5, and 60 GHz frequency bands.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Intention (criminal law)

In criminal law, intent is one of three general classes of mens rea necessary to constitute a conventional, as opposed to strict liability, crime.

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Internet service provider

An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet.

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IPad

iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., which run the iOS mobile operating system.

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IPod Touch

The iPod Touch (stylized and marketed as iPod touch) is an iOS-based all-purpose mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a touchscreen-controlled user interface.

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Law of Canada

The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the English common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a Commonwealth Realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Morrisburg, Ontario

Morrisburg is an unincorporated village that is part of the Township of South Dundas, located in Eastern Ontario, Canada.

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National service in Singapore

National Service in Singapore, (commonly known as NS), is a statutory requirement for all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to undergo a period of compulsory service in the uniformed services.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Palmer, Alaska

Palmer is a city in and the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.

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PDF

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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Piggybacking (Internet access)

Piggybacking on Internet access is the practice of establishing a wireless Internet connection by using another subscriber's wireless Internet access service without the subscriber's explicit permission or knowledge.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Rockford Register Star

The Rockford Register Star is the Rockford, Illinois, United States metropolitan area's primary daily newspaper.

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Service set (802.11 network)

In IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networking standards, a service set is a group of wireless network devices that are operating with the same networking parameters.

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Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar (sign: S$; code: SGD) is the official currency of Singapore.

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Sparta, Michigan

Sparta is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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St. Petersburg, Florida

St.

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Tampa Bay Times

The Tampa Bay Times, previously named the St.

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Terms of service

Terms of service (also known as terms of use and terms and conditions, commonly abbreviated as TOS or ToS and ToU) are rules by which one must agree to abide in order to use a service.

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The New York Times International Edition

The New York Times International Edition is an English-language newspaper printed at 38 sites throughout the world and sold in more than 160 countries and territories.

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The Register

The Register (nicknamed El Reg) is a British technology news and opinion website co-founded in 1994 by Mike Magee, John Lettice and Ross Alderson.

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).

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Toa Payoh

Toa Payoh (தோ பயோ) is a planning area and matured residential town located in the northern part of the Central Region of Singapore.

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Today (Singapore newspaper)

TODAY is a Singapore English-language digital news provider under MediaCorp Press.

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Tokyo District Court

is a district court located at 1-1-4 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

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Wardriving

Wardriving is the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person usually in a moving vehicle, using a laptop or smartphone.

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Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.

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Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or WiFi is technology for radio wireless local area networking of devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards.

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Winnebago County, Illinois

Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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Wireless router

An early example of a wireless router A wireless router is a device that performs the functions of a router and also includes the functions of a wireless access point.

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Yomiuri Shimbun

The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_piggybacking

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