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March 19, 2011 07:43 pm
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Dutch Court Rules WiFi Hacking Not a Criminal Offense
loekessers writes "Breaking in to an encrypted router andusing the WiFi connection is not an criminal offense, a Dutch court ruled. (Original article in Dutch; English translation.)WiFi hackers can not be prosecuted for breaching router security. The judge reasoned that the student didn't gain access to the computer connected to the router, but only used the router's internet connection. Under Dutch law, breaking into a computer is forbidden. A computer in The Netherlands is defined as a machine that is used for three things: the storage, processing and transmission of data. A router can therefore not be described as a computer because it is only used to transfer or process data and not for storing bits and bytes. Hacking a device that is no computer by law is not illegal, and can not be prosecuted, the court concluded. " 
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