Are you still arresting people who wifi from cars? (coffeeshops, libraries, etc)?

[c1020]

The middle of the 2000's seemed to be full of these arrests.
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&h...786abfe55a1598

We're talking people simply checking email, facebooking, etc. Thanks your feedback.

[Zeitgeist]

The middle of the 2000's seemed to be full of these arrests.
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&h...786abfe55a1598

We're talking people simply checking email, facebooking, etc. Thanks your feedback.

Why would anyone be arrested for checking email, facebook, etc?

[OneAdam12]

How can you be arrested for using a free service? Stupidest thing I've ever seen by a business. I would never darken their door again. The local news would hear about it too.

[Dingo990]

No, arrests like that are rare these days.

I heard an attorney make the argument that the default setting on most wireless routers is to have password protection, so if a network is unsecure, the presumption is the network is meant to be open to the public. I'm not sure how well that will hold up in court, but either way, arrests are extremely rare. 6 years of law enforcement, the only case I ever had was a local hotel complaining about people using their bandwith, I recommended they password protect it, end of call.

[CruiserClass]

No, can't think of any law if violates locally.

[DeputySC]

Its not a case I would be crazy about making. People/Businesses need to secure their wireless signal if they dont want people on it. Just like they need to continue making people pre-pay for gas so they wont get gas drive offs.

[ateamer]

It's not theft if it's unsecured. And there is no way it could be theft from a library. The whole idea of library is not paying (directly) to use the materials.

[SgtScott31]

The middle of the 2000's seemed to be full of these arrests

Wrong. I'm sure if this actually occurs it's so infrequent we couldn't even put a number on it, but I will try - 00000000000005% of arrests.

[RaucousSilence]

Wrong. I'm sure if this actually occurs it's so infrequent we couldn't even put a number on it, but I will try - 00000000000005% of arrests.

Ummmm.....

00000000000005% == 5%

How about 0.00000000000005%?

[Resq14]

Yes, we make hundreds of these arrest per year.

We also aggressively seek-out people who share their internet connections in violation of their internet service provider's terms of service.

It's a highly specialized regional taskforce assignment, and I'm really not permitted to discuss the operational aspects of the team as they're largely confidential.

[SgtScott31]

Ummmm.....

00000000000005% == 5%

How about 0.00000000000005%?

Sorry, thought I put the period at the beginning.

[pujolsfan146]

Huh? Didn't know I started arresting people for this.

[ateamer]

I arrested three people yesterday for recording baseball games without express written consent from Major League Baseball.

[Bounce]

deleted IT v Lawyer rant. didn't see this was in AaC until after hitting send.

[SlowDownThere]

It's not illegal, so I don't arrest.

The only logic that makes it illegal would also make it illegal if they listened to music that was on loud enough to hear from the street. It's silly. If you are giving a signal away for free, it's not illegal for people to use it.