Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Teen Tap Takes Rap

A Singapore teenager has pleaded guilty to tapping into a neighbour's wireless internet network and will be sentenced next month, a newspaper has reported.

Seventeen-year-old Garyl Tan Jia Luo's offence falls under the Computer Misuse Act and carries a penalty of up to three years in jail and fines of up to $S10,000.

He is the first person in Singapore to be charged with this offence. (more)