From the register.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/25/uk_war_driver_fined/
So if you fire up your laptop, and it connects to a hotspot you could be fined £500.
So how do you tell if it's starbucks you've connected to, or the flat above, or across the street.
Answer, you can't. Plus reading a little further, Communications Act 2003 means that due to this ruling, a wireless card is a method for stealing access. Do apple and cisco know? I hope so.
Mad I tell you, mad.
Some more thoughts on it here. http://securityawareness.blogspot.com/2005/08/stealing-your-neighbors-net.html#comments
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