Yes, 21-year old Brian Tanner had his laptop confiscated by police after he was caught in the parking lot of a library, “illegally” using their Wi-Fi connection to play WoW.

..he now faces possible criminal charges for illegally accessing WiFi at the Palmer, Alaska library after hours. While the library could thwart such wardrivers by simply disabling the dang signal at closing, they continue to enforce some usage rules that Mr. Tanner may or may not have been aware of

[via Engadget]

Yes, 21-year old Brian Tanner had his laptop confiscated by police after he was caught in the parking lot of a library, “illegally” using their Wi-Fi connection to play WoW.

..he now faces possible criminal charges for illegally accessing WiFi at the Palmer, Alaska library after hours. While the library could thwart such wardrivers by simply disabling the dang signal at closing, they continue to enforce some usage rules that Mr. Tanner may or may not have been aware of

[via Engadget]

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