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RE: Wireless legal to eavesdrop
From: D B <geggam692000 () yahoo com>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:21:33 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:21:01 -0700 (PDT) From: D B <geggam692000 () yahoo com> To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: [Full-disclosure] Wireless legal to eavesdrop I have been reading and am wanting some other opinions.
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/wiretap2510_2522.htm
( this does pertain only to the US .. my apologies to those outside ) **snip** (g) It shall not be unlawful under this chapter or chapter 121 of this title for any person-- (i) to intercept or access an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system that is configured so that such electronic communication is readily accessible to the general public; (ii) to intercept any radio communication which is transmitted-- (I) by any station for the use of the general public, or that relates to ships, aircraft, vehicles, or persons in distress; (II) by any governmental, law enforcement, civil defense, private land mobile, or public safety communications system, including police and fire, readily accessible to the general public; (III) by a station operating on an authorized frequency within the bands allocated to the amateur, citizens band, or general mobile radio services; or **snip** part III of the above pertains to the bottom 6 channels of wireless. ( channels 1 - 6 are in the amateur radio spectrum ) Does this mean if someone is not using WEP on those channels all their information is as open as something I pick up on the police scanner ? opinions ?
i would like to thank those who replied to me on and off list the reason i posted this is because i have been butting heads with a local wireless ISP , it seems a trend among several smaller wireless ISPs is to not use WEP or WPA to get more customers per access point so the entire town is blanketed with peoples emails and other such things, just turning on kismet will fill my poor little zaurus up in minutes when i tried to make the people aware of this in the towns they serve ...well ..it has been a struggle think im on the downhill side tho ... thanks again __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25ยข http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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