TV Won't Connect to Open Wi-Fi Without Permission or Have a 4G Modem

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5 points by worldofmatthew 23 days ago · 3 comments

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dlcarrier 23 days ago

     …connecting to open WI-FI would expose the device owner to a potential prison sentence (Up to 2 years in UK under Computer Misuse Act).

I'm glad I don't live in the UK.

worldofmatthewOP 23 days ago

I'm pretty sure its similar in America as well.
- dlcarrier 21 days ago
  
  The US has a similar law, but the Supreme Court has limited its use to actual hacking: https://whistleblowersblog.org/false-claims-qui-tam-news/sup...
  Connecting to an open WiFi network would definitely not be covered.