, 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)
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Third guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-13
deijmaster (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
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Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-06
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Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-06
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Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-13
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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.
An unfair analogy, to say the least. Many wirelessly enabled devices are configured to automatically search and connect to any available wireless network. Thus, if the network was not encrypted, they more than likely have the occasional association to their AP, and usage of their bandwidth, unbeknownst to either party. This certainly doesn't sound anything remotely like breaking and entering to me...
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