RE: Legality of blue tooth hacking

["Craig Wright" <cwright () bdosyd com au>]

Hello,
It will depend on the juristiction. It will also depend on the license and contractual terms associated with the 
software.
Copyright does not get removed just because you have changed or obscured the code. In fact the licensing agreement may 
make this act a breach in itself. In fact it is likely that the DMCA 2000 in the US (US copyright) could not only have 
this as a civil contract violation - but also a criminal one.
If the person had created their own code using thge standards (which are publically available) for the device, they 
would not in infringing copyright. If they have reversed engineered it, they may have an issue. If they have "hacked" 
bits of the code to suit what they want to do they could be in trouble. 
Regards
Craig

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Chris Dalton [mailto:CGDALTON () hibernia com] 
        Sent: Fri 17/03/2006 4:36 AM 
        To: Craig Wright; mht3 () earthlink net; pen-test () securityfocus com 
        Cc: 
        Subject: RE: Legality of blue tooth hacking
        
        

        If you hack the code how does that affect the software license and
        ownership of the software?
        Seems like Legal would not be happy.
        
        Chris G. Dalton C.P.A.
        Corporate Audit Services
        Capital One Financial
        1-504-533-6419 phone
        1-504-533-2355 fax
        
        >>> "Craig Wright" <cwright () bdosyd com au> 03/15/06 10:19 PM >>>
        
        Hi
        
        As the simplest of answers,
        
        "Unauthorised access to computer material". Being a phone does not
        stop
        it also vbeing a computer for the definition of the Act.
        
        Just because the data is not secure does not make the act legal.
        
        I fail to see how the person could argue that the data was public.
        This
        would be impossible if the device was not broadcasting but only
        responded.
        
        Regards
        Craig
        
        -----Original Message-----
        From: mht3 () earthlink net [mailto:mht3 () earthlink net]
        Sent: 16 March 2006 12:48
        To: pen-test () securityfocus com
        Subject: Legality of blue tooth hacking
        
        What is the current legality of blue tooth hacking?
        At a recent Cisco security product meeting, I observed a security
        practice director outside snarfing phone numbers and addresses from
        the
        various people who were attending the meeting. He got up and presented
        the information saying there was no law preventing him from snarfing
        information.  I seem to recall attending a conference a while back
        where
        the laws regarding this type of blue tooth snarfing was discussed.
        
        thanks for the assistance
        
        /m
        
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