Are WiFi Network Names Protected by the First Amendment?

Minimalist · Apr 22, 2018

Michigan police were called at a Planet Fitness gym earlier this month to investigate a bomb threat that ended up being only a prank after a naughty user named his WiFi network "Remote Detonator."

The gym patron spotted the suspicious WiFi network name and called the police, following the gym's normal procedures. The gym re-opened the same day, three hours later, after bomb-sniffing dogs swept the building without finding any explosive devices.

"Everything is perfectly legal from a police standpoint," Saginaw Township Police Chief Donald Pussehl told a local paper.

"There was no crime or threat. No call saying there was a bomb," the chief said, revealing there would be no legal repercussions on the prankster, as the WiFi name falls under what is considered "protected speech" under the First Amendment.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/are-wifi-network-names-protected-by-the-first-amendment/

TairikuOkami · Apr 22, 2018

Cool, that gave me several ideas, how to call my network, like "Meth 50% off today".

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