I use my neighbors WI-fi and there are free Wi-fi coffee shops all over this area. It is no problem to be completely anonymous unless "they" actually get their hands physically on your computer.
LOL!
I believe the point you are making is, if you have the knowledge to use the modern technology, you can do a lot.
But, NSA has a whole lot more knowledge. I do not mind that knowledge in the hands of conservatives, I do mind it in the hands of socialist liberals.
Can you imagine NSA with obama as president?
You have a MAC address and CLID's that are only on your computer. Yes they would have to find your computer, but I would give them about 7 minutes to do that if they wanted you.
Believing you can beat them would be a big mistake. You may ride your neighbors connection, but that doesn't mean you are anonymous. If you were a high value target, you would be arrested before breakfast tomorrow. Riding your neighbors WiFi is one thing and threatening to blow something up is quite another.
The point of my post is trying to figure out why the article was written in the first place. This guy is upset because he is being made irrelevant. He wants to bring up the old bugaboo of "big government" to scare people into thinking he has a right to be in business to save us all from the evil empire. All I was saying is they already have the ability to listen to his customers whenever they want. The networks are controlled by other people and they are controlled by the gubmint. If ATT wanted to fight the government, they might have some licensing trouble in congress or maybe a rate increase problem, or the always popular, anti trust suit.