Loekessers writes "Breaking in to an encrypted router and
using the WiFi connection is not an illegal offense, a Dutch court ruled. (Original article in Dutch; English translation.)
WiFi hackers can not be prosecuted for breaching router security. The judge reasoned that the student didn't gain access to the compatible connected to the router, but only used the router's the web* connection. Under Dutch law, break-in into a compatible is forbidden. A personal computer in The Netherlands is defined as a machine that is used for three things: the storage, processing and stick shift of data. A router can therefore not be described as a analog because it is only used to dispose or process data and not for storing bits and bytes. Hacking a device that is no mainframe by law is not illegal, and can not be prosecuted, the court concluded. "

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