OT: Jail for unsecured wireless access

DZ said:

"Residents need to know that it is a crime, punishable by up to a year
in jail, to access someone else's computer, wireless system or
Internet connection without that person's approval"

http://www.networkingpipeline.com/blog/archives/2006/03/use_wifi_go_str.html

Is it possible for a court to do the opposite: to convict someone who
failed to secure his network which as the result was used for criminal
activity?

No more so than one could be convicted for leaving one's car unlocked,
resulting in it being stolen and used in a crime.

JMW said:

DZ said:

"Residents need to know that it is a crime, punishable by up to a year
in jail, to access someone else's computer, wireless system or
Internet connection without that person's approval"

http://www.networkingpipeline.com/blog/archives/2006/03/use_wifi_go_str.html

Is it possible for a court to do the opposite: to convict someone who
failed to secure his network which as the result was used for criminal
activity?

No more so than one could be convicted for leaving one's car unlocked,
resulting in it being stolen and used in a crime.

Sounds reasonable, but what were they thinking in New Hampshire?
http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,58651,00.html

Perhaps it is easier to prove that you weren't in the car at the time
of the crime? On the other hand, someone with questionable files on
his computer or whose IP was found in incriminating logs can claim
"it's not me - my network is wide open".