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Re: Re: Borrow a neighbor's WiFi connection and go to jail?
From: coderman <coderman () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 21:01:05 -0800
On 3/8/06, Don Kennedy <zoverlords () yahoo com> wrote:
... You will notice that in almost if not all States there is no requirement for the data to be encrypted to be a crime to use a network without permission.
good point; a captive portal system which requires authentication before full transit is granted is still an access control mechanism. subverting that mechanism, even if no encryption is used, would likely constitute unauthorized access in most states. (for example, session hijacking with forged BSSID's on for-pay hotspots) _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- RE: Borrow a neighbor's WiFi connection and go to jail? Gary Funck (Mar 08)
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