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SINGAPORE: A Singaporean teenager has been charged with tapping into someone else's wireless Internet connection, a crime that carries a penalty of up to three years in jail, a newspaper reported Saturday. Garyl Tan Jia Luo, 17, is the first person to be charged with this crime under the Computer Misuse Act, the Straits Times reported. Tackled By The Red Devil at 6:46 PM,The report said Tan is accused of using a laptop computer to gain unauthorized access to a home wireless network on May 13. The newspaper said a neighbor had apparently lodged a complaint against Luo. Tan was released on a bail of 6,000 Singapore dollars (US$3,855; €3,000) and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. If convicted, Tan faces up to three years in jail and fines of up to S$10,000 (US$6,425; €5,000) under the Computer Misuse Act. AP Is it just me or is this, if upheld, the worlds most absurd crime ever. How is it even the dude's fault. For fucks sake, if you're dumb enough not to secure your wireless network, you fuckin deserve to get it fuckin tapped. Sheesh.
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