According to data compiled by the global survey of the Global Consumer Survey by Statista, 28% of Internet users in Japan admit that they use a neighbor’s Wi-Fi.

This is three times more than what Colombian users do, where 9% claim to own it internet password from the house next door, according to the same survey.

The study did not determine whether neighboring internet was borrowed with or without permission, because, although in Japan or Colombia it is not a prohibited practice, there are countries where it is punished by law or carries heavy fines such as in Spain or the UK.

The Dutch are the second highest third-party Wi-Fi users in the world, with 16% of respondents saying they have internet access at home via a neighbor’s or homeowner’s Wi-Fi connection.

Among the Latin American countries analyzed in this study, the countries that use the internet the most from next door are Mexicans, with 14% admitting to using the neighbor’s Wi-Fi. Meanwhile, in Argentina, 10% of those surveyed said they accessed a nearby wireless network to enjoy the internet at home, compared to 9% in Chile and Colombia. Among selected countries in the region, Peru and Brazil show the lowest rates of Internet users connecting to their neighbors’ Wi-Fi, at 8% and 4%, respectively.

Other countries that have less access to foreign Wi-Fi networks are the United States, with only 3% of those surveyed, and Canada and France, both with 6%.

To prevent others from using your home’s Wi-Fi connection without your permission, there are many tools to find annoying users, as well as recommendations for getting rid of them.

There are apps like Fing, which act as a network scanner and detect devices that are using a Wi-Fi signal.

Another simple way is to access our router via the web via an internet browser and view the list of connected devices. “For how to get into the configuration, it depends on knowing the default gateway along with the password and user access. The best thing to do is to consult our router documentation”, explains José Antonio Lorenzo, technology expert and specialist in mobile phones and networks.

To repel intruders using our network, the simplest and most recommended thing is to change the Wi-Fi password or reset the router values.