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Warspammer guilty under new federal law
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-09-29

A Los Angeles man who used other people's wi-fi networks to send thousands of unsolicited adult-themed e-mails from his car pleaded guilty to a single felony Monday, in what prosecutors say is the first criminal conviction under the federal CAN-SPAM Act.

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Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-09-30
Ano@school
Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-10-02
JerryM
Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-10-04
Anonymous (2 replies)
Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-10-07
J. Kirk
Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-10-08
Anonymous
Spamming is illegal, & I'm all for prosecuting him for that crime. But "wireless hacker"? I have a wireless PDA that automatically syncs my email if I'm in a hotspot. No special hardware or software, just an off-the-shelf iPaq 4150. Am I a "wireless hacker" too? Hardly. These days there are MANY companies installing unsecured APs (on purpose) as a service to their customers. For someone to put up an unsecured AP & then complain when someone else connects to it is just beyond comprehension.

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