For those of you that are either too lazy to set up your own wireless network, or are too cheap to buy high speed, or whatever the reason, look out. Police in St. Petersburg, FL have arrested a man for using someone else's wireless connection. While this is in fact a very common practice, this is the first arrest that I've heard about. This man was probably not hacking or doing anything malicious, but he actually committed a crime that falls under a hacking law: unauthorized access to a computer network, a third-degree felony.
I know of at least 10 felons then. I guess I should stop associating with them. Also, I URGE everyone with wireless to secure it. MAC address restrictions, WPA and Radius, WEP if you want to (although that's not that secure). Let's help people stop committing crimes. Would you leave your computer outside? Locked up so no one could steal it, but so anyone could use it? And YOU'D be responsible for whatever originates from that machine? Good luck to you then. Have fun, and let me know where you live.
Posted by yakuza at July 7, 2005 11:33 AM | TrackBack