Volume IV

Issue : 6: March 23, 2006

• Lawsuit Attacks Googles Secret Formula
• Court Rules Unauthorized Website Scraping May Be Actionable as Unjust Enrichment
• BC Court Finds Source Code Within Definition of Software at Time of Sale of Business
• UK Court Ruled ISPs Not Liable For Posting of Defamatory Content
• Canadian Cyberstalker Jailed
• OPC Issues Guidelines for the Use of Video Cameras in Public Spaces
• Class Action Launched Against Music Labels Alleging Price Fixing in Online Market
• Study Concludes RFID Tags May Be Vulnerable To Viruses
• European Commission Begins Public Inquiry into RFID Tag Technology
• OPP Cracks Down on Wireless Internet Theft
• Sony Faces Setback in Patent Battle Over Vibrotactile Technology
• Google Settles Click Fraud Suit For $90 Million
• Quebec Company Fined for Evading Private Copying Levies

Home > Volume IV > Issue 6: March 23, 2006 > OPP Cracks Down on Wireless Internet Theft

OPP Cracks Down on Wireless Internet Theft

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a man under Section 326 of the Criminal Code for Theft of Communications. It is alleged that the man was using his laptop to steal a wireless Internet connection in Morrisburg, Ontario. The OPP has stated that the practice of “war driving”, where people drive around with their computers openly searching for unprotected wireless networks, has become increasingly popular.

This charge demonstrates that the OPP is taking Internet violations seriously and will not hesitate to crack down on Internet crime.

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