A man in Sparta, Michigan is facing jail time for using the Re-Union coffee house’s Wi-Fi connection. The WiFi connection was not protected with any kind of encryption nor did it require authentication. The punishment for this crime is a whopping $10,000 fine and 5 years in jail. Westchester County, NY, where WiFi owners are required to secure their networks or face a fine. That’s like requiring the unsuspecting victim driving down the street to lock their doors because someone might car-jack them.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2135976/-freeloader–on-open-wifi-facing-jail-time.html