, SecurityFocus 2004-08-05
In what prosecutors say is likely the first criminal conviction for wardriving in the U.S., a Michigan man plead guilty Wednesday to a federal misdemeanor for using the Internet through an open wi-fi access point at a Lowe's home improvement store in suburban Detroit.
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Third guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-05
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
Third guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-13
deijmaster (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
deijmaster (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
I was arrested just recently for a similar charge.
2005-12-13
domoarigatomr_legato (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
domoarigatomr_legato (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
> in the door to your house or car and walking away: they're
> asking for "intruders".
Yet the intruders would still be guilty of breaking and entering, regardless.
> 2) Wireless itself, due to being broadcasted into the air,
> should (in my opinion) be declared public domain, as is
> the case where you can freely record FM radio broadcasts.
So I can record your cellphone conversations?
> 3) Wardriving should only be considered criminal if it can
> be proven that they used it for malicious purposes.
That's exactly what they did.
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