WAP is your friend.

[ganulv]

A few days ago members of the Evansville, Ind., SWAT team served a warrant at the physical address associated with a WiFi router from which multiple online threats against local law enforcement had originated. Turns out the postings had not originated from the house in which the router was located. The router was configured as an open network and had been used by a neighbor. Oops.

I don’t know enough about such things to be able to say anything authoritative about judges’ general background knowledge of the workings of the Internet or the wisdom of bunching what by my count were nine officers on the porch of a structure which there was reason to believe contained explosives. I do know enough, however, to say this: WAP is your friend. If you have been waiting for a good reason to spend the time figuring out how to secure your home’s wireless network this story is as good as any.

Also, Evansville has a SWAT team?!?

[davidbfpo]

Somebody needs to educate the applicant (the police) and those issuing the search warrant (magistrates I assume). As for the actual execution of the warrant, it looks like the SWAT used it as an exercise.

[ganulv]

Originally Posted by davidbfpo

As for the actual execution of the warrant, it looks like the SWAT used it as an exercise.

also as a photo op. Given the way things turned out they might wish they had that one back.

Originally Posted by davidbfpo

Somebody needs to educate […] those issuing the search warrant (magistrates I assume).

Know that you say it, that a magistrate may have issued the warrant makes a lot of sense. In my experience the legal background and overall quality of local magistrates is, um, variable.

[Steve Blair]

Originally Posted by ganulv

Also, Evansville has a SWAT team?!?

Everyone has a SWAT team these days...

[ganulv]

Originally Posted by Steve Blair

Everyone has a SWAT team these days...

But only the smaller locales invariably have a couple of members who look like they forgot to say, “When!” as they were being poured into their black nylon.

[Steve Blair]

Originally Posted by ganulv

But only the smaller locales invariably have a couple of members who look like they forgot to say, “When!” as they were being poured into their black nylon.

Well...if they're moonlighting from their mall ninja jobs that kinda makes sense.

[slapout9]

WAP....you mean an Italian?

[ganulv]

Originally Posted by slapout9

WAP....you mean an Italian?

If you say that to an Italian and don’t immediately find yourself rolling around on the ground with him, yes, he is your friend!