Contractor who sold "no-charge LAN" device that can ride on another person's wireless LAN to arrest



The Osaka prefectural police have set up a policy of arresting electrician dealership managers who suspected to aid violation of the radio wave law, who had been selling equipment to unauthorized use (wireless) of wireless LAN established by others.

Equipment is "No-charge LAN"And was sold under the singing phrase" Internet can be used for free ".

Details are as below.
Osaka Prefectural Police - MSN Sankei news to arrest vendors with "free net" and suspected illegal wireless LAN sales

According to MSN Sankei news, the Osaka prefectural police have strengthened a policy of arresting several people, including those of Nihonbashi's electrical equipment dealership, for the auspices of assisting the radio wave law violation (radio station unauthorized opening).

Managers' men had sold wireless LAN access points set up by others and sold devices that can be used without permission by breaking the cryptography with the phrase "free use of the Internet". It is unusual for companies that sell equipment to be caught with "free ride" and "no-charge LAN".

The equipment was made overseas, it was able to pick up the wireless LAN several tens of times the upper limit stipulated by the Radio Law and pick up the wireless LAN arbitrarily. By the way, this time it seems to be a raid at Nihonbashi,It is sold normally in Akihabara.
Equipment appeared in October 2009, in DecemberMake a model changeIt seems that they had been showing significant sales.

in Hardware, Posted by logc_nt