I had a friend who was a phreaker here in the UK and was eventually arrested. At the time there was no Computer Misuse Act. They took hours to read out every "o

I had a friend who was a phreaker here in the UK and was eventually arrested. At the time there was no Computer Misuse Act. They took hours to read out every "on this date did you make a call to the following number". He just sat in silence. Eventually he was successfully prosecuted for "Theft of Electricity" from the places he had placed unauthorised phone calls through.