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Busted For Using Library Wi-Fi Outside The Library
sevej writes "Keith Shaw, in his weekly column "Wireless Computing Devices" (Network World Fusion), reported on a recent entry in AKMA's Random Thoughts where AKMA was using a public WiFi network outside of a library. A policeman approached him and asked that he only access the Internet from within the Library and hinted that Federal Laws against "signal theft" were applicable. Oh, and btw, we're not talking about a person that looked like your stereotypical 'hacker'; AKMA is an ordained priest."
Of what... the church of Emacs?
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I would have asked the officer for his FCC badge.
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Now that's just great, now we're slashdotting a priest....
He's still got glasses and wears all black. Sounds like probable cause to me.
I'm joking, in case you can't tell.
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I was at a party last week and a guy is talking to my friend
guy : "... we noticed someone was sucking our bandwidth via the wifi, cut him off, looked outside and saw a red BWM with a laptop on the passenger seat drive away"
friend : "hehe that's him," points at me.
busted !
ah, the perils of wardriving.
I thought wardriving was going to be an interesting hobby, got all the kit - wifi-card, laptop, inverter, usb gps.
I drove 2 miles from my house to my friends and on the way discovered 30 access points along the main road !
Turns out urban wardriving is just too easy here in the UK.
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
From the summary:
AKMA is an ordained priest.
From the article:
"It's a law, sir; if someone comes along and downloads child photography (that wasn't the exact word the officer used) and it goes through their [sc., the access point owner's] connection, that's a violation and we've had cases of that. That's a felony."
No profiling, my ass.
RTFA, fool. The policeman had a wireless laptop which was logged into CIA spy satellites through the library.
Meine Schwester ist sehr, sehr reizvoll - Nietzsche
Later the same day the policeman was excommunicated for praying outside his local church.
Since he is a Wi-Fi user is his parish the Church Immaculate Reception?
Shhh! Don't say that too loud, do you really want to give away the secret to not going to jail or at least being booked?
/. Persons finding this library, parking outside and surfing just to taunt this cop... and upon approach have them argue with him... only to have their hardware seized and them thrown in the county jail for 24 hours.
It would be interesting to see a good # of
And yes... I am one who believes that a person should know their rights and not need a police officer to tell them... down with Miranda!
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A WiFi-sniffing dog, obviously! I wonder if it does full 802.11a/b/g and if it has upgradable firmware...
"Main screen turn on!"
"How are you gentlemen? All your b--" EXCUSE ME SIR, YOU CANNOT USE THE WI-FI SIGNAL OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY
My only regret... is that I have... bonitis..
A viola, being a stringed instrument, would be rather useless if wireless. You probably mean "voilà".
Agreed. Same as fruit that falls from your tree into a neighbor's yard. Library must install a wired mesh to prevent usage. Signal theft is 100% folderol.
Hmmm. You are correct. Perhaps the viola could be wirelessly mic'd? Perhaps I'd better quit before the hole hits china.
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