FAQ: Legalities concerning wardriving/netstumbling/nethugging

blackwave · 03-22-2003

Question: Is wardriving/netstumbling/nethugging illegal?
Answer By the definition: "WarDriving v. The benign act of locating and logging wireless access points while in motion. -blackwave" No, not in the United States.

Question: Is connecting to an unauthorized network without previous consent unlawful?
Answer: Yes, according to § 1030. Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers:
for further info click here:
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/1030_new.html

blackwave · 03-22-2003

beakmyn · 07-19-2005

From MakeZine
Handy to review, since a lot of folks are talking about weezin the Wi-Fi being a crime now..."Unauthorized access" entails approaching, trespassing within, communicating with, storing data in, retrieving data from, or otherwise intercepting and changing computer resources without consent. These laws relate to either or both, or any other actions that interfere with computers, systems, programs or networks. Link.

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03-22-2003	#1 (permalink)
blackwave Do I look like I'm joking Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: SoCal, OC Posts: 4,507	FAQ: Legalities concerning wardriving/netstumbling/nethugging Question: Is wardriving/netstumbling/nethugging illegal? Answer By the definition: "WarDriving v. The benign act of locating and logging wireless access points while in motion. -blackwave" No, not in the United States. Question: Is connecting to an unauthorized network without previous consent unlawful? Answer: Yes, according to § 1030. Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers: for further info click here: http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/1030_new.html __________________ -=BW=-

07-19-2005	#3 (permalink)
beakmyn Free Public Wifi Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,989	Computer Hacking and Unauthorized Access laws by State From MakeZine Handy to review, since a lot of folks are talking about weezin the Wi-Fi being a crime now..."Unauthorized access" entails approaching, trespassing within, communicating with, storing data in, retrieving data from, or otherwise intercepting and changing computer resources without consent. These laws relate to either or both, or any other actions that interfere with computers, systems, programs or networks. Link. Linky __________________ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ╞ NS Icons Explained\|et hoc genus omne ╡ └──────────────────────────────┘ Creating yesterday's future, Today!

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