Singapore wireless freeloader faces three years imprisonment

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Tim Higgins

You better think twice before accessing another person’s wireless network in Singapore. 17-year-old Garyl Tan Jia Luo is the first person accused of violating the country’s Computer Misuse Act and now faces up to three years imprisonment. Authorities say he used his laptop to access his neighbors wireless access point.

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