Imogen8
join:2001-11-04
UK
| reply to Nightfall
Re: A few bad apples...
what about signal disruption?
would it be legal to fire up bit of equipment that interfered with the wireless signal and made the network useless? what if someone does it unknowingly? would they be committing an offense?
I mean they have not accessed anything illegal  |
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subman87
Another day in the Brentwood
join:2000-11-24
Harrison, NY | non - sense article
I've used my laptop outside public building's (town hall & library) that were WI-FI equipped, and was never approached by an officer of the law. Sorry but this article is a BS. |
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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR
| reply to Imogen8
Re: A few bad apples...
said by Imogen8  :
what about signal disruption?
would it be legal to fire up bit of equipment that interfered with the wireless signal and made the network useless?
Maybe. Wi-Fi devices operate as unlicensed transmitters under FCC Part 15. As such, they must accept interference from other legal devices, including other Part 15 devices [this is different from being a licensed device, such as a cellphone or radio station, which can make unlicensed operators stop operation if they interfere].
So, yes, it is possible to operate a piece of equipment that interferes with the network, so long as the interfering equipment is operating within FCC Part 15 limits. You wouldn't be breaking any federal law. And federal law should pre-empt any state law in this area. |
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