Bizarre Porn Raid Underscores Wi-Fi Privacy Risks

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday April 25, 2011 @03:05AM from the stranger-than-fiction dept.

alphadogg writes "Lying on his family room floor with assault weapons trained on him, shouts of 'pedophile!' and 'pornographer!' stinging like his fresh cuts and bruises, the Buffalo homeowner didn't need long to figure out the reason for the early morning wake-up call from a swarm of federal agents. That new wireless router. He'd gotten fed up trying to set a password. Someone must have used his Internet connection, he thought. Sure enough, that was the case. Law enforcement officials say the case is a cautionary tale. Their advice: Password-protect your wireless router."

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Re:Land of the free... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-04-25 03:15 · Score: 5, Funny

Gov't: Hey we are planning a raid on your house next week what time would work for you for us to swing by?
You: I'm kinda busy this week. I have some computers I need to toss out. How bout you swing by next Thursday
Govt: Ok see you then
Hi, I'm Chris Hansen from Dateline NBC by fak3r · 2011-04-25 03:16 · Score: 3, Funny

Why don't you have a seat over there? ... What were you thinking?

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