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Connecting to unsecured wireless: Is it hijacking? | by ChuckAB | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
| Country of origin has a lot to do with legality.. |
by hemlock |
2005-01-27 07:58:59 |
In the US for example. Certain freqs (2.4GHz, 900MHz, etc.) are considered "free" for use and consquently anyone can listen in and use them. Thats why just about every wireless phone in existance these days has multi-channel encryption built-in, doesn't make it impossible to listen to a conversation but it does make it a lot harder. (In my youth all you needed was a full sweep scanner and some time on your hands).
So bottom line, you can't get in legal trouble for using an unshielded radio signal. What you do once you are in there is what determines wherther or not you get arrested. If you read up you see (at least in the US) that no one gets arrested for radio signal piracy for 2.4GHz. It ends up being kiddie porn or server hacking or something else that would still be illegal if the wireless wasn't involved.
As far as ettiquitte, at least once a quarter I hear a story somewhere about wireless security and how people should encrypt so if the average user isn't willing to invest time into securing his/her link then they must not be too concerned about other people using it.
Anyway that's my 2 bits. Discussion welcome, flames ignored. |
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I agree. | by Peace_man | 2005-01-27 09:04:45 |
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