Wireless Wimsy
“Ralph Sanders”, the FBI agent growled, ”We have a search warrant allowing us to seize evidence from these premises!” Stunned, Ralph cried out “Search warrant! What for?”. With a look of disgust that made Ralph cringe, the agent spat out, “Evidence related to interstate trafficking of child pornography. We are seizing evidence for the federal prosecutor”.
As Ralph stood woodenly in the parking lot, he struggled to understand why this was happening. “Hey, that’s my laptop!”, he exclaimed to a young FBI agent pushed a cart loaded with computers, including the sales staffs laptops. “We have tracked internet files and email from a major pornography ring to this location”, advised the senior agent. “We are confiscating the computers and all data media as evidence.”
The agent walked off to confer with his partner, who had emerged from the building with a grim look on his face. The agents conferred angrily, looking over at Ralph several times. Finally, both agents approached Ralph. “Mr. Sanders, Are you operating an unsecured wireless network?” questioned the young FBI man. Oh yes! said Ralph momentarily distracted, “It was so easy to set up and so very convenient for our sales staff! I just plugged it in and it works great!”
“Did you by chance think about who else could be using it?”, snarled the frustrated senior agent. “And what they might be using it for!” blurted out the other agent. But if it was someone else, we are innocent! cried Ralph. “It’s just possible you are” admitted the fed.
“Can we get our workstations back then?”, asked Ralph? “Sure you can, just as soon as our labs are finished with them answered the young agent as he climbed into the van. Shouldn’t take more than a couple of months called out the senior agent as their van pulled out of the driveway.
“Who knew” sighed Ralph as he locked the building not knowing it would be for the last time.
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