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by dlcarrier 3 days ago 

     …connecting to open WI-FI would expose the device owner to a potential prison sentence (Up to 2 years in UK under Computer Misuse Act).
I'm glad I don't live in the UK.
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worldofmatthew 3 days ago
I'm pretty sure its similar in America as well.
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dlcarrier 1 day ago
The US has a similar law, but the Supreme Court has limited its use to actual hacking: https://whistleblowersblog.org/false-claims-qui-tam-news/sup...

Connecting to an open WiFi network would definitely not be covered.

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