Wardriving: Curiousity Is Now a Class Three Felony

Posted by Kristin Wenzel Categories: Internet, Wireless / WiFi

Wardriving has become a favorite pastime for many, myself included.  Most wardrivers, again including myself, are not out to steal people’s identities, infect someone’s computer with spyware or pass along a virus.  Nor do they really have any desire to delve into the personal files and programs or track their behavior.  Most of the time, the interest is in finding a network connection, not exploiting it for any criminal reason.  In other words, plain and simple curiosity —
“Hey, I wonder if there’s wireless here?  No?  Well, what about here? Sweet!”

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Police have charged a Florida man with a third-degree felony charge, after he was arrested for accessing a St. Petersburg resident’s wireless Internet network without permission.

Curiosity, apparently, is now a class three felony.

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