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Someone else's wifi is not yours, no court is going to believe you have some inherent right to secretly use someone's wireless network just because it's there and you're special.
The responsibility of protecting your wireless network or your property lies squarely on the shoulders of the person who owns it. In many cases, people leave their wireless networks open because they want to share it. Just like in many cases people who own land in the country do not post no-trespassing signs because they allow anyone to camp and hunt on their land.
Beyond that, TIME cites laws that don't apply to the matter and gets even basic facts wrong. Until the matter has firm legal precedence it's still up in the air on whether it's truly illegal. If you don't want people on your network than password-protect it.
you threw your cigarettes through my window would be more accurate.
regardless, as I said in the piece the laws quoted aren't accurate.
Theft is Theft, and no amount of justifying it will make it right. People will continue to do it, and very few will ever be prosecuted for it, but that doesn't make it right.