The Hindu News Update Service News Update Service Friday, January 9, 2009 : 1720 Hrs
Regional Mumbai police to look out for unsecured Wi-Fi connections Mumbai (PTI): City policemen will be soon seen roaming in the streets with laptops in their hands in search of unsecured Wi-Fi connections. In an initiative taken by the Mumbai police, in the backdrop of terror mails sent before blasts and terror attacks, policemen will be sent to various locations in the city in search of unsecured Wi-Fi connections. "If a particular place's Wi-Fi is not password protected or secured then the policemen at the spot has the authority to issue notice to the owner of the Wi-Fi connection directing him to secure the connection," DCP Sanjay Mohite told PTI. The notice will be issued by the police under section 149 of the Criminal Procedure Code which is to prevent the commission of a cognizable offence. The step was taken at a conference on Friday where around 80 police personnel were present to learn about Wi-Fi connections and cyber crime. Terror mails were sent through unsecured Wi-Fi connections prior to the Delhi and Ahmedabad blasts. While the mail sent before the Ahmedabad blasts was traced to the residence of US national Kenneth Heywood in Navi Mumbai, the mail sent prior to the Delhi blast was traced to a residence in suburban Chembur. The Wi-Fi connections in both the cases were unsecured, which was used to send the terror mails. To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
