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

5 points by worldofmatthew 29 days ago | 3 comments

dlcarrier 29 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.

worldofmatthew 29 days ago | |

I'm pretty sure its similar in America as well.

dlcarrier 27 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.