Re: Jail Time for Honeypots?

["George Chamales" <george () overt org>]

Eko,

I sincerely thank you for bringing the securityfocus article to the
group's attention.  I read my email much more than I read securityfocus
and the article may otherwise have slipped by me.  I think the article
itself is an extremely good read and represents a refreshingly
level-headed approach to the legal issues that may (someday) affect
honeynets.
I feel that the the blurb taken from broadbandreports.com, is inflamatory
FUD.  Richard Salgado's very reasonable quotes are taken out of context
and I believe the broadbandreports.com summary does not do the article
justice.
george

Eko Sulistyo said:
> When I brwose around I find this interesting
> http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/27605
>
> A Justice Department attorney warned this week that
> using a honeypot, or "wireless mousetrap" for research
> or otherwise could put you on the wrong side of the
> law. According to this Security Focus article, using
> honeypots could backfire by allowing the person you
> monitor to launch a lawsuit, as well as run afoul of
> federal wiretapping laws. "There are some legal issues
> here, and they are not necessarily trivial, and
> they're not necessarily easy," says Richard Salgado,
> attorney for the Department of Justice's computer
> crime unit. Honeypots could be considered as
> "interception of communications," a felony that
> carries up to five years in prison.
>
> For full story :
> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/4004
>
> Wow, I'm shocked. And all this time I thought we are
> the good guys....
> That's make me wonder. It seems we have to change the
> color of our hat to gray, or even worse, black. ^_^
>
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