Re: [PEN-TEST] Implications for "Looking around?" [FBI confiscation of allegely curious student]

[Nexus <nexus () PATROL I-WAY CO UK>]

Hi folks,

Add to that incident, the mass confusion and misunderstanding that occurs
when things cross international boundaries.   A port scan is not illegal in
the UK, for example and it may not even be against the T&C's of the ISP (if
even they care at all - try chasing some SLIP dialup user in Russia...) and
in the US, various state laws may or may not apply, or be overuled at some
point and so forth.   This can also add complications when constructing
NDA's and T&C's of Engagement Licences that also cross these boundaries.
The internet may be global, but not much else is ;-)

Regards,
            JJ


----- Original Message -----
From: "DA Smith" <deb () sandstorm net>
To: <PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 4:09 PM
Subject: Implications for "Looking around?" [FBI confiscation of allegely
curious student]


> This has been posted to Slashdot and I saw one very good comment on
> Nanog about this.  It bothers me, on the PEN-TEST level as many of us
> started out by simply looking around.  And, from reading posts here
> and on Bug-Traq, still do.  (The person in question details exactly
> what he did).
[snip]

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