I think National Warchalking Day was last week. George Tony Wasson wrote: > > > > I have heard Netstumbling defended as 'mapping local frequencies in > use'. If > > > you are deploying your own wireless network, you'd want to make sure you > do > > > not interfere with existing networks. > > > Setting up a receiver and getting a signal means find a different > > frequency. Staying on that frequency and evesdropping is another > > matter. That's a pretty weak defense - the last time I set up a > > wireless network, I was not driving around with a GPS mapping out all > > the WiFi networks. I think it fails the "reasonable person" test. > > IANAL. My gut tells me that should you find yourself being targeted by law > enforcement, if they don't get you on wardriving, they'll get you on > something else -- taxes if nothing else. > > My fear of wireless networks is that someone will abuse many open WiFi > systems and make 'untraceable' attacks. When the law tracked down Mitnick, I > heard they triangulated on his cell phone. How will we trace someone using > WiFi to make mobile attacks? I wonder how long it will take until we hear of > 'warchalking' here in the states -- marking open WiFi systems with ")(" the > mark? > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss