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People have in fact done prison time for "uncapping" DOCSIS CPE (although I believe only in situations where they were making a commercial operation out of it).
by greyface- 2y ago
People have in fact done prison time for "uncapping" DOCSIS CPE (although I believe only in situations where they were making a commercial operation out of it). I love seeing sites like this, but if I were involved, I'd tread lightly around commercialization, advertising, taking donations, etc.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/oregon-man-sentenced-boston-36-months-prison-helping-thousands-steal-internet-service https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/oregon-man-sentenced-boston-3...
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/01/hacking-cable-modems-for-fun-profit-jail-time/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/01/hacking-cable-mo...
- sulandor 2y agojailtime for a mouthful of internet is somewhat of a stretch
- appendix-rock 2y agoYes. Exactly.
- thayne 2y agoI assume that is why they have a page full of disclaimers before you get to any content.