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mvpel · June 19, 2008, 11:18 AM

For example, a man in Michigan who used a coffee shop's free, unsecured WiFi network to check his e-mail from the parking lot, without going into the coffee shop, was charged with a five-year felony.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9722006-7.html

Luckily for him, the prosecutor wasn't up for re-election (or was), so the felony charge was dropped and he wound up paying a fine and doing community service.

But just picture that - spending five years in prison and losing your gun rights and your vote for the rest of your life for using a free, open, unsecured computer network.

June 19, 2008, 11:18 AM	#9
mvpel Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2000 Location: Hooksett, NH Posts: 1,847	For example, a man in Michigan who used a coffee shop's free, unsecured WiFi network to check his e-mail from the parking lot, without going into the coffee shop, was charged with a five-year felony. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9722006-7.html Luckily for him, the prosecutor wasn't up for re-election (or was), so the felony charge was dropped and he wound up paying a fine and doing community service. But just picture that - spending five years in prison and losing your gun rights and your vote for the rest of your life for using a free, open, unsecured computer network. __________________ Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!" 1 Samuel 13:19