Imagine tapping into the other's home wireless network (WiFi) connection using your laptop to access Internet. You may end up in the jail.
A Singaporean teenager is the first person to be charged in Singapore under the new law - Computer Misuse Act - for tapping to gain unauthorise access) into other's home WiFi. The affected neighbour has made a police report on the incident against him.
If convicted, he can go to the jail up to 3 years and fined up to S$10,000. This is indeed very expensive as compare to applying and install your own Internet access.
For more reading, refer to TheStar (12th November 2006) and NST (12th November 2006)
Question:
Who's responsibility to secure the home WIFI systems? Owner or Service Provider?
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the owner should have responsibiliti to protect their own WIFI. Besause the the WIFI modem able to set password to against unauthorised access.
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