Stealing WiFi Access
Police have arrested a man for using someone else’s wireless Internet network in one of the first criminal cases involving this fairly common practice.
Near as I can tell, there was no other criminal activity involved. The man who used someone else’s wireless wasn’t doing anything wrong it it; he was just using the Internet.
Michael Ash • July 13, 2005 12:56 PM
One would think that any judge would throw this out. An open, unhidden wireless network is quite literally broadcasting an invitation to join the network, usually at a rate of something like four times a second. If they somehow manage to get a conviction, it’ll be interesting to see how they reconcile the “unauthorized access” charge with this open invitation.