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Michigan man
Maybe he should have parked in a different spot each time - the cop probably wouldn't have paid any attention. "Criminals" usually don't get caught the first time, only by repetition.
Maybe when a cop asks what
Maybe when a cop asks what you're doing, you should say "Going about my personal affairs, Officer. Please excuse me."
He should appeal. This law
He should appeal. This law should be tested and thrown out.
The coffeeshop should be looked at for having a network open to the world without sufficient security.
Did the coffeeshop complain?
There's a difference between unethical, immoral, and illegal conduct.
If there was no gateway on the wifi requiring a receipt code nor password nor sign posted, no law was broken.
It's the same loss leader as free samples at the store. You can't arrest someone who comes in and eats from every sample table (a little sausage here, a little flavored water there, some crackers there) and leave without buying so much as a soda.
This is overkill.
Free WiFi?
This is probably not quite that simple. For example, is it ok for someone to go into a restaurant and take the "free" bread or salad that frequently comes with a meal -- without purchasing a meal? Even using the "free sample" example, one would have to go into the store and at least be a potential customer. Having said that, I'm all in favor of clear communication about whether the connection was "free for everyone" or "free for customers."
What do you think the shop owner's intent is?
Craig Herberg
http://info-safety.com/wireless-victims.html
This rule doesn't hold up.
This rule doesn't hold up. I've gone into WiFi places where people park themselves there for a couple of hours and all they bought was a cup of coffee, leeching off the free access and the one person is taking up a booth for four because their laptop is all spread out! No one bothered these folks. Some hospitals have free wifi as a courtesy - patients and visitors can access - no one bothers them.
Victims? .... I don't THINK SO !
I sell wireless HOT SPOTS and the BEST point I make is :
" If they find a path to your shop .. many will EVENTUALLY do business with you "
This is the KEY reason my clients provide a FREE HOT SPOT..
How can anyone "steal" what is freely given to them for advertising purposes.
To serve OVER 250 people simultaneously cost only $250 Set up and equipment and $50 per month.
I provide a free HOT SPOT at my own business and
it sure increased my profits by attracting many new clients.
I'm sure glad none of those that checked email from the lot in front of my store were arrested or fined ... then they would never become clients.
Victims? .... I don't THINK SO !
I sell wireless HOT SPOTS and the BEST point I make is :
" If they find a path to your shop .. many will EVENTUALLY do business with you "
This is the KEY reason my clients provide a FREE HOT SPOT..
How can anyone "steal" what is freely given to them for advertising purposes.
To serve OVER 250 people simultaneously cost only $250 Set up and equipment and $50 per month.
I provide a free HOT SPOT at my own business and
it sure increased my profits by attracting many new clients.
I'm sure glad none of those that checked email from the lot in front of my store were arrested or fined ... then they would never become clients.
Totally Agree!
I TOTALLY agree...just like advertising (cheap advertising at that!)...actually, if I saw a cafe with a gaggle of cars parked outside, I would be curious enough to stop and try it out. I wouldn't initially notice that a number of those vehicles had people sitting in them surfing the net.
Fine This!
Would this man have been arrested if he went in the coffee shop to use their bathroom, then didn't make a purchase?
Should the cop be punished for bothering the man in his car, who in a public place gave no reason to arouse suspicion?
I think the cop was being an @$$
Is This Real
Seems to be a lot of info missing from this account. Just how did he access the WiFi if it was secured for store customer use only? Is there a sign posted in the store about the use of their WiFi? Was this man singled out for other reasons then parking in the same spot everyday? Did the man become rude or offensive towards the police officer? Even I would become leery if a person came to the same spot everyday and was either using a laptop or writing info down, ie could be a terrorist, or planning revenge on someone in the store, who actually knows what he was doing.
There has to be more to this then what was explained.