p2pnet news | WiFi:- A man tapping away at his laptop while he was perched on a wall outside a home in London, England, was arrested on suspicion of stealing the connection, says The Guardian.

He was nailed by two “police community support officers,” says the story, going on:

“Although wireless thieves say it is a victimless crime, the number of arrests for dishonestly obtaining free access under the Communications Act 2003 are rising.”

Detective Constable Mark Roberts warned anyone caught illegally hitching or piggy-backing could face arrest, states Times Online, adding:

“When police examined his laptop, they discovered that he had logged on several times before.

“He was found guilty of dishonestly obtaining an electronic communication service and his computer and wireless card were confiscated, he was fined £500 and given a 12-month conditional discharge.”

.Slashdot it!

Also See:
The Guardian – Man using laptop on garden wall charged with wireless theft, August 23, 2007
Times Online – Laptop user arrested for ‘illegal log-on’ to house wi-fi, August 23, 2007

---

Use free p2pnet newsfeeds for your site. It’s really easy!
Subscribe to p2pnet.net | | rss feed: http://p2pnet.net/p2p.rss | | Mobile – http://p2pnet.net/index-wml.php

---

Net access blocked by government restrictions? Use Psiphon from the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto. Go here for details. Download here.

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 at 7:11 am and is filed under WiFi. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

HOME

Viewed 3477 times