Guy Who Helped Mod Cable Modems Arrested By The FBI

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:51

What a world we live in: if you tinker too much with the electronic equipment you buy, you might get charged with a crime.

That seems to be what happened to a guy in Oregon who helps mod cable modems .

Now, clearly, some people can and do use modded cable modems to access cable service that they haven't paid for, but there are plenty of legitimate reasons to hack your own hardware or to buy modded hardware.

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