| ethical dilema |
by plblark |
2005-01-27 12:59:39 |
So, there you are, innocentrly sitting somewhere when you notice there's an open WAP.
MikeCDN supports as ethical the idea of placing a file in the person's startup folder telling them their machine is insecure.
I say that it is illegal ADN unethical because to do so, you have acessed their netework, and PC and left a file behind.
The greyer area is something like netsend, or etc.
Thoughts?
Please avoid the public sniffing or accessing of insecure WAPs here. There's a thread below from whence all of this sprang.
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/read.cgi?id=20050127&tid=1512879 |
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Ethical not Legal debate | by MikeCDN | 2005-01-27 13:03:48 |
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I'd say illegal but ethical | by raptor_87 | 2005-01-27 13:04:17 |
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Ignore the open WAP - not your problem. | by Havoc | 2005-01-27 13:11:56 |
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agreed. (n/t) | by wtfunkymonkey | 2005-01-27 13:14:29 |
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on a WAP it would be hard to arrest | by MikeCDN | 2005-01-27 13:15:10 |
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Would I get arrested if I told someone that I noti | by raptor_87 | 2005-01-27 13:16:43 |
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did you have to enter their property | by plblark | 2005-01-27 13:20:40 |
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Not the same | by Arachnid | 2005-01-27 13:50:20 |
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You need to go to the debate below :) | by MikeCDN | 2005-01-27 13:52:54 |
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I was just giving it wider context | by Arachnid | 2005-01-27 13:59:47 |
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No, because there is an easy way to do so. | by wheresthefish | 2005-01-27 13:21:31 |
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so in the UK.. | by unjust | 2005-01-27 13:23:31 |
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Not that grey in my opinion. | by wheresthefish | 2005-01-27 13:31:57 |
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Granted, but that doesn't answer if it is | by hadji | 2005-01-27 13:21:00 |
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I think what makes it unethical is modifying | by Merlin | 2005-01-27 14:00:04 |
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But if it's an individuals machine | by hadji | 2005-01-27 15:27:55 |
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few things | by unjust | 2005-01-27 13:15:54 |
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interesting Canuckistani supreme court ruling | by plblark | 2005-01-27 13:25:24 |
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leave it alone, that keeps you from becoming | by evilsysadmin | 2005-01-27 13:25:57 |
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I'm going home now, enjoy your evening | by plblark | 2005-01-27 13:28:48 |
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So you'd do unethical things that are legal? | by Arachnid | 2005-01-27 13:44:26 |
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no, in the context of this issue, my order | by plblark | 2005-01-28 05:48:43 |
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If you can access their PC, why don't you | by Peace_man | 2005-01-27 13:35:53 |
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Were talking about accessing the file system | by MikeCDN | 2005-01-27 13:38:12 |
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Because finding their email address would involve | by Arachnid | 2005-01-27 13:42:28 |
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Or sniff packets. Leaked packets are not private*. | by dotCOMmie | 2005-01-27 14:08:46 |
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It's not illegal but it might be a ethical/moral | by Celticess | 2005-01-27 13:39:03 |
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I say just let him know. | by Kithplana | 2005-01-27 14:03:27 |
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How would you do that? | by MikeCDN | 2005-01-27 14:10:26 |
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Can you contact the ISP? | by mortaine | 2005-01-27 14:32:09 |
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You wouldn't be able to obtain their external IP | by wheresthefish | 2005-01-27 15:21:12 |
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Well, since the sniffed packets are available ... | by plblark | 2005-01-28 05:49:42 |
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It depends | by mortaine | 2005-01-27 14:29:39 |
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I'd leave a long note, going into detail about the | by raptor_87 | 2005-01-27 14:55:09 |
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Means and ends.... | by Tars_Tarkas | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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Since it was unethical to try to access the PC | by BloodyViking | 2005-01-27 14:50:33 |
