There won't be much posting over the next few days, but I have some news to report. I'm having some lawyer friends look into computer laws which could relate to 802.11. I'm eagerly waiting their results and will relay whatever they find.
posted by mt at 10:31

Doc is pointing to a couple of interesting wireless security tidbits. First - a wardriving warning from the FBI.

This letter is from last month but we haven't covered it on Politech before. Read it carefully: The FBI claims that using an open 802.11 access point without explicit authorization may be a federal crime ("theft of services").

Second - a good (and funny) response to the alert.

posted by mt at 14:05

Courtesy of 80211b News comes this story on wifi security concerns.

"Wi-Fi jacking" is the act of using (or stealing) someone else's wireless Internet access. It can be done legitimately — for instance, many coffee shops allow their patrons to use wireless networks in their stores — but it is mostly done by people with laptops who park themselves outside offices or on school campuses where wireless networks are used.

We're concerned, of course, with making sure that people who are kind enough to share their connections can do so safely.
posted by mt at 16:32