Wi-fi wrong'uns on rise


	Wi-fi wrong'uns on rise

tabsey

6-3-2008 5:14 AM

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tabsey says:

Bit like some remote controls effecting other sets.

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police force arrived at a building in Arlington County to arrest a
suspected pedophile. The detectives were met by an elderly woman
who, it emerged, had nothing to do with the crime. The problem was
her wireless router. The device was openly allowing access to the
internet throughout her apartment building and it is suspected that
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560 people, more than half admitted to stealing wi-fi previously.
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laptop around my neighbourhood in Bristol. I found 127 wi-fi
networks within a half mile of my home. Ignoring the dozen cafes
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