What is disturbing about this article are comments like:
Known as "cantennas," they consist of a Pringles can and some hardware worth $5 to $10 but can be used to amplify a wireless signal several miles away.
"They're unsophisticated but reliable, and it's illegal to possess them," said Lozito of the Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force.
also...
It's also illegal to access wireless networks that aren't public. In other words, if you've ever been pleasantly surprised to open your laptop, pull up your browser and have Internet access, that likely means you've just intruded into someone else's unsecured network‚— and really aren't allowed to be there.
How do articles like this get published?
For a more intelligent view- CNet's News.com has one of its excellent FAQ pieces on whether it's legal to mooch WiFi. The bottom line: Uh, we dunno.
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3 comments:
this is crap.
lozito of the hi-tech crimes task force is full of crap.
i think he can take his coffee mug and donut box and ran them into his boss's ear. hey let's outlaw coffee mugs and cardboard.
in this case, it's not the object, it's the intent - dumbass.
besides, i don't think the courts have decided what constitutes the shades of legality of accessing wifi.
if you try to connect to an encrypted signal and you can't, you're not authorized.
otherwise, trying NOT to connect to any open wifi signal in a wifi dense area is almost impossible.
the honus of security remains with the owner providing controls over their own signal.
the courts will eventually decide this.
-g
Check out G on his soap box! I think we should turn HM and his soup can over to the authorities and see what they do with it...probably make soup.
g and dz - It is great to see some spirited discourse on this most timely topic.
Are lock picks illegal? Not! Then how in the world could anyone ever assume that an antenna would ever be?
The first amendment is a great thing, but not when used as a tool employed by zealous dolts.
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