I smell a horse in the room. Agree with the comments, but what has been done is not illegal (criminal or otherwise) based on the situation and current operating precedent in Canada. Granted, it isn't an issue that is black and white or even applied consistently across the nation.
He is a member of the facility with no policies stating that he couldn't expect to do this activity in the Hackerspace (up till this point arguably). I just point this out because Alex seems to be a law abiding citizen (IMHO / in scope to this situation) :) On 2013-04-06, at 9:06 AM, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > As amusing it is as a demonstration, this is almost certainly illegal > due to wiretap laws. If everybody used SkullSpace-owned machines and > were notified - by a banner or something - that we have the right to > monitor their traffic and such, then it would be okay. But as it stands, > not everybody who uses the space's Internet connection reads discuss@, > and I very much doubt that a post to discuss@ would hold up in court. > Therefore, illegal. > > Additionally, it just 'feels' wrong. Just because you *can* do > something, doesn't make it right or ethical to do it, even if it's just > as a demonstration. Much like cracking people's passwords simply because > you have access to them - it's an invasion of privacy, and also kinda > rude. :) > > Ron > > On 2013-04-06 01:10, Alex Weber wrote: >> Hey everybody, >> >> Today, I set up a computer with Driftnet running at the space. >> It shows, on a nice big display, any JPEG or GIF images that traverse our >> black DD-WRT router. >> >> It's a neat demonstration of what exactly somebody can see when you are not >> using SSL/TLS. >> >> If you want to learn a few different ways to protect yourself, come to the >> Cryptoparty on the 27th! >> >> If you feel seriously violated by this installation, please feel free to >> disconnect it the next time you're at the space. >> >> -Alex > >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
