Ok, I've heard a lot about
War Chalking lately. I haven't seen much of it taking place in my area. I think part of the reason for that is because of the fact that I could count the number of wardrivers in colorado springs on both hands. Now, it's a nice concept but it seems to be kind of retarded.
First of all, the symbols that are being used are a bit generic. It seems that blackbeltjones might have lacked imagination on this matter.
The other thing is that chalk doesn't last too long on surfaces. I know that it would be considered defacement if you used something more permanent but it kind of defeats the purpose if the AP establishment has a marking that lasts until one rainfall.
Another thing that kind of bugs me is the fact that it attracts needless attention to wardriving. What's going to happen is people are going to be talking about this which will bring even more attention in the media which will bring paranoia and ultimately more restrictions on wardriving. It will give the ignorant majority a slight amount of knowledge which will make it hard for decent wardrivers like myself to enjoy anonymity. Face it, wouldn't it be hard to get onto a wireless network if everyone knew what you were doing that had little knowledge on the subject (i.e. Cops)?
It sounds like tons of fun like we're high tech hobos or something but I think it's something that won't catch on though.