Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid
A man in Florida gets arrested for “wardriving”, the practice of going around and trying to pick up unprotected wireless access to the internet. Here be a link.
Benjamin Smith III was arrested and charged with unauthorized access to a computer network, a third-degree felony in the state of Florida.
The stupid thing about this is that the arrest was made for a crime not committed. There is no such thing as unauthorized access to a completely open wireless network. Nothing has to be broken into or circumvented – all you have to do is stand in the proximity of the wireless signal! A co-worker thinks the case will be thrown out.
mm
i did that a few times myself