Father Faces Jail Time for Using Jammer to Limit Kids’ Screentime, Mistakenly Takes Down Neighborhood’s Internet for Several Nights

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A French man is facing up to six months in jail and a fine of 30,000 euros for using a multi-wave band jammer to keep his kids offline but failing to realize that the device was preventing anyone in his neighborhood from accessing the internet as well. Lack of connectivity for several nights in the town of Messanges had prompted an investigation by France’s National Frequency Agency, which ultimately discovered the culprit to be a man who simply wanted to limit his kids’ screentime but was apparently unaware of more sensible solutions such as router controls. Jammers, which are used to interfere with telecommunication signals, are, naturally, also illegal in the U.S.



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[Grimlakin]

I've kinda sorta wanted one of these to use in movie theaters.. but guess it's good I haven't.

 

[Brian_B]

I've kinda sorta wanted one of these to use in movie theaters.. but guess it's good I haven't.

Don’t think the Fed will catch you in the two hours the movie runs. You’re good to do this and I encourage it

 

[Grimlakin]

Don’t think the Fed will catch you in the two hours the movie runs. You’re good to do this and I encourage it

I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze.

 

[Burticus]

Or you know, maybe take away the kids' phones when it's bedtime? Or restrict active wifi hours on the router?

 

[Zarathustra]

When I first heard this story, I was hoping there would be consequences, but I was thinking, you know, like a fine or something?

Jail time seems a bit over the top.

 

[Denpepe]

When I first heard this story, I was hoping there would be consequences, but I was thinking, you know, like a fine or something?

Jail time seems a bit over the top.

Well, he did block a whole town and parts of adjacent ones with his little stunt, merits a little more then just a slap on the wrist.

 

[Grimlakin]

What kind of jammer was he using to pull that off?

 

[Zarathustra]

What kind of jammer was he using to pull that off?

Raspberry.