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In Illinois, riding piggyback on someone else's Wi-Fi could cost you some money.

David M. Kauchak, 32, pleaded guilty this week in Winnebago County to remotely accessing someone else's computer system without permission, the Rockford Register Star newspaper reported. A Winnebago County judge fined Kauchak $250 and sentenced him to one year of court supervision.

Kauchak has the dubious distinction of being the first person to face the charge in Winnebago County, and prosecutors say they're taking the crime seriously.

"We just want to get the word out that it is a crime. We are prosecuting it, and people need to take precautions," Assistant State's Attorney Tom Wartowski told the newspaper.

A police officer arrested Kauchak in January after spotting him sitting in a parked car with a computer. A chat with the suspect led to the arrest, Wartowski said.

my take. they never did say what he was doing on his laptop? spying, chating, surfing, porn, p2p, id thief. dany thing had to be pretty hot on his lap after a while.

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Thats just creapy.. having some guy outside your home constantly..

Personally, leaving your house to find a connection is just absurd. If you can find a wi-fi connection that you can connect while in YOUR home.. i dont see anything wrong with that.. Of course, dont change any settings on their router and dont hog all of their bandwidth.. ;)

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I work next door to a hotel, and we piggy back off their WiFi all the time ;)

I wonder how this will effect FON

FON is a Global Community of people who share WiFi. Share your WiFi broadband access at home/work and enjoy FREE WiFi Access all over the world
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that's the first time i had ever heard of wardriving being illegal by state law, but at least i live in NH where it's still perfectly legal :D

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