Average Joe or Jane, who don't have secured wireless because some inept but techy nephew/niece set it up, probably don't have AV or auto-update turned on, possibly have an incorrectly configured firewall and have admin access to their PC but not password protected. They are a prime target for malicious war-driving. Surely Joe and Jane need to be pointed in the right direction. What the police are doing is better than nothing. The rest of us can look after ourselves - and perhaps think of ways to help Joe and Jane.
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Give the police a break!
Average Joe or Jane, who don't have secured wireless because some inept but techy nephew/niece set it up, probably don't have AV or auto-update turned on, possibly have an incorrectly configured firewall and have admin access to their PC but not password protected. They are a prime target for malicious war-driving. Surely Joe and Jane need to be pointed in the right direction. What the police are doing is better than nothing. The rest of us can look after ourselves - and perhaps think of ways to help Joe and Jane.