06 Jan 2006
Felony For Refreshing a Web Page?

Is this the same prosecutor that'll be going after the NSA for tracking us via cookies ?

An 18 year-old boy was recently arrested in Ohio for telling fellow students to refresh the schools web page in order to slow down the server. He is being charged with a felony and is currently being held in jail. According to Canton City Prosecutor Frank Forchione "This new technology has created a whole wave of crimes, and we're just trying to find ways to solve them."

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