calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
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Re: I love to war-drive! who doesn't!
said by Belch:
Just curious, but if I wanted to, could I packet sniff the stuff war drivers are sending through my access point and read their email?
Of course, I guess it might be considered an illegal wire tap, but it might also be argued that it's legal as it's my network being used and as an intruder, you don't have any expectation of privacy.
Let's say you ran a motel, and had a slot marked "MAIL" (not "US MAIL") at the front desk. Users would have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the mail they deposited there, just as users of your deliberately open hotspot have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their mail.
The key factor is once you deliberately leave it open, you are inviting others to use it. And if you are sniffing, it's very hard to say you aren't deliberately leaving it open....
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wings10
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join:2004-06-09
South Elgin, IL | reply to SSX4life
So the air waves are free? I will remember that when I hack a DISH or DriecTV box and get illegal channels I did not subscribe to. |
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SSX4life
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join:2004-02-13
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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Slash I'm sending fricking email, I'm not intruding either. Last time I checked internet waves are just like radio waves, tv waves etc. Once it's off your property it's public domain. If you broadcast TV waves I can tune into it and watch it, if you did it with radio I could listen. If you broadcast internet I can access the web... how is that any different? Also you talk of jailtime like I'm robbing a bank.... I think you are taking this way too seriously.
But then again I have been wrong before, if it's illegal I'll still take my chances, it's only @#$#@# email afterall not bit torrent or any possible copyright infringement issues.
You can't mix apples with oranges. You are entitled to your opinion and I'm entitled to mine.
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Belch
@golden.net
| reply to SSX4life
Just curious, but if I wanted to, could I packet sniff the stuff war drivers are sending through my access point and read their email?
Of course, I guess it might be considered an illegal wire tap, but it might also be argued that it's legal as it's my network being used and as an intruder, you don't have any expectation of privacy. |
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