Re: Legality of blue tooth hacking

["Paul Robertson" <compuwar () gmail com>]

I'd think it'd mostly depend on the jurisdiction.  Unauthorized or
improper access laws tend to cover these things pretty well- no matter
what the technology.  My guess is that Cisco's legal department would
have a different opinion if they were consulted.

Paul

On 15 Mar 2006 13:48:05 -0000, mht3 () earthlink net <mht3 () earthlink net> wrote:
> 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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