Yikes. And he didn't know that? Assuming if he did, he'd have kept his mouth shut about it. We have pretty much the same law in the Netherlands. What I underst

Yikes. And he didn't know that? Assuming if he did, he'd have kept his mouth shut about it. We have pretty much the same law in the Netherlands. What I understand (IANAL), this goes as far as observing an open WiFi access point with the SSID named "UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS PROHIBITED", if you willingly connect to it (ignoring the message), you'll be in violation. This is of course not security, and maybe it's kinda stupid, but the rule is also pretty clear and pragmatic. It's analogous to having a door with a "NO ACCESS" sign on it, even if it turns out to be unlocked, you're still not supposed to go there. Often such a sign will cite "Article such and such from the Book of Criminal Law Code" in smaller letters (Dutch people will know what type of signs I'm talking about), but afaik this is not necessary for the legal power of such a sign.