[MLB-WIRELESS] Legal question

[Ben Short]

Yes, this is illegal, although a grey area

I remember having this argument a while ago on whirlpool. Essentially if 
your computer connects to a machine without authorisation from the 
owner, then it is unlawful.

the argument against me was "But if the connection is possible, surely 
the remote machine has authorised it". I can certainly see the point the 
person makes. By the same token though, do you go an steal someones TV 
because they left their back door open?

Basically, if you dont think it is right, it probably isnt :)


Jason X wrote:

>Say you are on your laptop and suddenly your laptop connects to an AP gets
>an IP address and this AP is bridged to the Internet and you are able to
>surf the Internet. Is this illegal? as you are accessing someone elses
>network, even though they issued you the IP Address and allow you onto their
>network?
>
>I'd assume cracking a WEP key and gaining entry into the network would come
>under hacking or intrusion of some sort but what about in this case, with an
>open AP?
>
>Do you need express permission to gain access to any network?
>
>Cheers
>Jason
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