Two cautioned for internet piggy-backing, say police

TWO people have been arrested and cautioned for using someone else’s wireless internet connection without permission, known as “piggy-backing,” British police said yesterday.

The practice, which sharply divides internet users, has been fuelled by the rapid growth of fast wireless broadband in homes and people’s failure to secure their networks.

On Saturday, a man was arrested after neighbours spotted him sitting in a car outside a home in Redditch, Worcestershire, using a laptop computer to browse the internet.