- Reaction score
- 4,025
- Points
- 1,260
....here's what can happen - this from the National Post:
An Ontario man found himself the innocent victim of an Internet hijack during a series of arrests for the possession of child pornography.
The OPP and the Durham Regional Police laid 26 charges and seized eight hard drives last week in an operation targeting individuals who lured children to participate in sexual acts and shared child pornography over the Internet. Four people were charged and a fifth was released unconditionally.
Police arrived at a man’s home in Bowmanville, east of Toronto, with a warrant to search his hard drive for child pornography. By the way the man reacted, officers quickly realized that a mistake had been made. (The man’s name has not been released.)
It turns out someone had simply hijacked the man’s wireless connection from a nearby commercial plaza. This is an unusual situation and the result of a random act, said Detective Randy Norton, one of the investigators for Durham Police. “Someone just sat outside the house and searched for an Internet connection that wasn’t secure, ” Det. Norton said. “Anybody can grab onto it and start downloading this type of material.” ....