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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 2004-10-04
Anonymous
I'm all for jailing spammers but the last case seemed a little off to me.

"A third man later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for using the same access point to check his e-mail. "

So you're out in the city and turn on your laptop. The computer automatically picks up a WiFi point (XP will do thi...

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