Sick? NO this is SICK!

[Metro752]

yes but the file/files could have still been placed there by someone else, depending on the sharing settings

 

[cocknbull]

Oh, I get it now.....when God was handing out brains, you thought he said trains, and said, "no thanks, I think I'll fly." This explains your well thought out, and witty retort above.

Thankfully, in our country the 14th amendment affords a person a little thing called "due process." Perhaps you've heard of this before....you know, like back in Junior High School? Maybe you could open up an 8th grade textbook some day and review that small fact before you go shoot your mouth off, and are willing to hang someone accused of a crime before you know all the facts, or before they even step one foot in a courtroom.

Whether this guy is guilty or innocent, one thing is certain....he will get his day in court. I guess he can be thankful for the fact that someone other than "popgoesbubble" wrote the Constitution.

Not trying to bust your bubble, but I think you are referring to the 5th amendment.

 

[gunfyter]

yes but the file/files could have still been placed there by someone else, depending on the sharing settings

Thats right. I believe if the share settings are right and you give me your IP address ... I could put files on your PC right now over the internet.

 

[hammer2]

Can you download a file and get stuff you didn't realize you were getting along with that file, Or is the guy guilty?

 

[gunfyter]

I think you could.

One way is SPYWARE.

A spyware or virus on your computer could attempt to download files everytime you connect to the internet. Or even while you are away from your PC if you leave it logged on


But again ... it just does not make sense that someone would leave such files in a SHARED folder if he knew they were even on his PC.


You can download this software to monitor INTRUDERS on your PC when connected to any Network

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools/18211.html

Its FREEWARE

 

[Metro752]

I think you could.

One way is SPYWARE.

A spyware or virus on your computer could attempt to download files everytime you connect to the internet. Or even while you are away from your PC if you leave it logged on


But again ... it just does not make sense that someone would leave such files in a SHARED folder if he knew they were even on his PC.

It is possible he lives close enough to his neighbor that his wireless network is being leached/used by his neighbor, and his neighbor actually has the stones (or lack thereof) to put his kiddie porn on the unsuspecting pilot in questions hard drive as a way of covering his tracks.

Kinda getting into all of the WHAT IFs.

 

[Archie Bunker]

Not trying to bust your bubble, but I think you are referring to the 5th amendment.

I'm not a Constitutional lawyer, but I'm about 99% sure that the 5th amendment deals with protection against self incrimination, double jeopardy, and yes, due process when applied to these issues. I'm also pretty sure that the 14th amendment deals with not being deprived of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness without due process. It's a pretty long amendment that also guarantees equal protection under the law. Somebody else can look it up if they want, and correct me if I'm way off base.

 

[gunfyter]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13341214/

Florida police faced a porn paradox. They were investigating a complaint by Tallahassee Community College that someone was subscribing to porn Web sites on the school's nickel. They traced the prurient behavior to the apartment of two women who had no criminal records and denied wrongdoing.

Investigators gave the residents the benefit of the doubt and kept on probing. They discovered that a neighbor had hacked into the women's wireless network and connected his computer to theirs (all the while getting his fill of porn, illegally billing a college account).

Turns out, the women had never changed the password on their router, giving the intruder easy access to their wireless fidelity, or Wi-Fi, connection. "If you run Wi-Fi...you need to take the time to secure it," says Bob Breeden, assistant special agent in charge at the Florida Law Enforcement Dept. The Florida residents are hardly alone. Their experience is replicated countless times across the country on a daily basis. Most people don't even know when their Wi-Fi is stolen, Breeden says.

But wireless surfing on a laptop — whether at home or in public — is often a cinch for hackers to intercept. When people set up wireless network connections at home, they don't always have the technical knowledge to enable security. And safeguards for public network connections can be looser still.

"When you go into a wireless environment, the dangers are so much worse" than on a regular Internet connection, says Richard Rushing, chief security officer at security provider AirDefense.net. Savvy wireless hackers don't even have to attack your computer to break into it on a wireless connection — they can just sit and wait for you to provide your information to them. When you're out in public and happen to find something that says "Free Internet Access," you're essentially trusting an unknown network, Rushing says

Of course, most Wi-Fi freeloaders are looking for little more than a free surf on an open Internet connection. But some can break into an insecure network to read the data stored on a hard drive, plant malicious software on a computer, or, as the Florida case shows, commit criminal activity using someone else's computer address.

Here are some easy steps to network security that won't cost much extra time or money. While these won't guarantee laptop safety, they add an extra layer of protection beyond a firewall and antivirus software....
see the website
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[RTRHD]

Well this scares me. Every time the power goes out at my house my wireless loses the encription. Then I must call India.

 

[CA1900]

Well this scares me. Every time the power goes out at my house my wireless loses the encription. Then I must call India.

Sounds like a crappy router. Here's one solution, though:

http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm