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Florida Man Charged with Felony for Accessing Third-party WiFi
Categories: WiFi Access
Benjamin Smith III was arrested and charged with unauthorized access to a computer network, a third-degree felony in the state of Florida. It’s not clear, however, whether Smith was attempting to access a computer on the network or just browsing the web and checking e-mail.
Sources: ars technica | eWeek | St. Petersburg Times | CNNMoney.com | TechWhack News | Network World | NewsWireless.net | PC World
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