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$250 fine for accessing open network

Techdirt Wireless had a story today about someone in Illinois being fined for accessing the open network of a non-profit agency from his car.

".....the first person in Winnebago County to be charged with remotely accessing another computer system without the owner’s approval. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to the charge and was fined $250 and sentenced to one year of court supervision."

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http://news.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/6557
posted by Jim at 4:11 PM

 
Wal-Mart and Free Wi-Fi

Wal-Mart just opened a new Supercenter in Plano, Texas and it has Wi-Fi in the Coffee Shop.

Here's more info - www.walmartfacts.com/newsdesk/article.aspx?id=1749

The story doesn't say it's Free but I did get an e-mail from a customer in Plano saying it is Free. He said the store also has a public-access Windows system for those without their own laptops.
posted by Jim at 10:09 AM

 
More Free Wi-Fi locations

As more and more people hear about the Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory I get more e-mails from people telling me about new locations to add at http://www.wififreespot.com

Since early January I've added around 500 new locations.

California continues to be the State with the most listings but that's not surprising, it's a big State. Delaware and Rhode Island have the fewest but that's because they're the smallest States.

There's no way to know of every location that offers Free Wi-Fi but thanks to the many e-mails I get I update the site daily with new locations.

I continue to hear about USA locations primarily but I've recently added locations in Canada, Sri Lanka, Australia, Vietnam, and Puerto Rico. Outside of the usual categories of coffee shops and cafes, libraries continue to be the fastest growing segment. In addition, more RV Parks are adding Free Wi-Fi to their list of amenities and many vacation rental condo and home owners are now offering Free Wi-Fi to renters. In addition to the general State and Country pages, the Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory has specialty pages that list RV Parks, Vacation Rental Properties, Hotels and Airports with Free Wi-Fi. Whether you're looking for Free Wi-Fi around the corner or across the World be sure to check out http://www.wififreespot.com
posted by Jim at 11:01 AM