Open Wi-Fi Leads to Mistaken Child Porn Arrest

Thursday, 17 March 2011 | by Pat's Picks

Here’s yet another reason to password protect your Wi-Fi connection: The Buffalo News says federal agents pointed automatic weapons at a local businessman whom they suspected of downloading child pornography. The man alleges he was pulled down the stairs of his home and subjected to an intense interrogation. The only problem? It wasn’t him—it was someone using his home Wi-Fi to download the pornography.