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Wireless Hijacker Dealt First UK Punishment

Posted by timothy on from the surely-not-the-last dept.

paella_dodger writes "The BBC is reporting on a recent UK court case whereby a man was fined £500, sentenced to 12 months' conditional discharge and had his laptop confiscated for browsing the 'net on his neighbour's wireless Internet conenction. Perhaps I should secure my neighbour's wireless connection for him before Windows automagically connects to it and gets me arrested!"

3 of 663 comments (clear)

  1. 'Is reporting'? by jginspace · · Score: 1, Troll

    This 'news' is from last Thursday for Christ's sake...

  2. Re:How do u Hijack an OPEN network??? by ejito · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your analogy blows. His door isn't on public property.

    Someone's wifi signal goes everywhere, including other people's houses. Using an open wifi signal isn't breaking into anything.

  3. Wait..... by neonenergy · · Score: 1, Troll

    since when can windows do anything remotely magical!?!?!?!??!!!!