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| Two cautioned over wi-fi 'theft' | Two cautioned over wi-fi 'theft' |
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| Two people have been cautioned for using people's wi-fi broadband internet connections without permission. | Two people have been cautioned for using people's wi-fi broadband internet connections without permission. |
| Neighbours in Redditch, Worcestershire, contacted police on Saturday after seeing a man inside a car using a laptop while parked outside a house. | Neighbours in Redditch, Worcestershire, contacted police on Saturday after seeing a man inside a car using a laptop while parked outside a house. |
| He was arrested and cautioned. A woman was arrested in similar circumstances in the town earlier this month. | He was arrested and cautioned. A woman was arrested in similar circumstances in the town earlier this month. |
| BBC Midlands Today correspondent Dr David Gregory said the cases are among the first of their kind. | BBC Midlands Today correspondent Dr David Gregory said the cases are among the first of their kind. |
| He added that if people were using someone else's network to enter illegal porn sites, for example, it would be very difficult to trace them. | He added that if people were using someone else's network to enter illegal porn sites, for example, it would be very difficult to trace them. |
| The man arrested at the weekend was cautioned for dishonestly obtaining electronic communications services with intent to avoid payment. | The man arrested at the weekend was cautioned for dishonestly obtaining electronic communications services with intent to avoid payment. |
| In the earlier incident, a woman was arrested after attracting the attention of neighbours in the early morning. | |
| She had put up cardboard around her car windows but the light from her computer could be seen through the back window. | |
| West Mercia Police said people with wi-fi should follow security advice given by their internet provider. | West Mercia Police said people with wi-fi should follow security advice given by their internet provider. |
| ISPs recommend that wi-fi users secure their wireless networks. | ISPs recommend that wi-fi users secure their wireless networks. |
| There are many different types of security options available - but the most basic is to give the network a Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) key. | |