WiFi Takes Center Stage in Crime
In tonight's top story: Could you be arrested for having wireless networking in your home? Our crime beat team will cover this important development.
Wireless networking, like knives, guns and explosives, can be used in the commission of a crime. Therefore, wi-fi...bad.
Tech Dirt points out, "...there [are] a number of terrible things being done, and the use of open WiFi -- the least of the issues -- [gets] all the attention."
"In this first case, we had someone arrested for: (1) driving the wrong way down a one way street (2) driving without any pants on (3) using a laptop while driving (4) using that laptop to download child porn (5) which he accessed via a free WiFi connection.
"In another case, a scam was committed in Finland involving the financial firm GE Money: (1) the company's own head of data security (2) stole banking software from the company after which he (3) took confidential users passwords for its bank accounts. He then (4) st