Gamer gets busted for illegal WiFi access

Posted Feb 26, 2007 at 1:59AM by QJ Staff Listed in: News Tags: Alaska

A man from Palmer, Alaska is current waiting for word of any convictions of criminal wrongdoing. His crime: using a public library's free Wifi internet for online gaming after hours.

A patrolling police officer caught, Brian Tanner, 21, in the parking lot of the library, using the connection to play online games. His laptop was confiscated after the incident, though there's no word as to whether he'll be charged with anything as a result.

Tanner had previously been chased out of other establishments for, as the report says, "latching on to" their wireless services. Whether or not this will keep him from doing so again is yet to be seen.

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by - 2007-02-27 09:55:12

Set him free

I say let the dude go, since he was just playing games, lol

by - 2007-02-28 01:25:45

.

year man its not like hes looking at child porn or hacking or something, leave the poor guy alone!!

by - 2007-03-04 10:04:56

... public libary

last time i checked the libary is for the public? so using its wifi in the parking lot to play games is notting illegal... so what its after hours the libary as a open acesse free to anyone. i would of told the cops to go ***** them selfs and if i got arested i would be *****en rich right now, this is a very good case and i hope he takes some legal action w/ this one. SUE THEM PIGS!

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