Just to throw my .02 in here wasn't there a FCC ruling (for those of you in the US) that stated that you as a private citizen have the right to receive "any" broadcast radio signal.
If this is the case then you would in essence have the right to listen in on any un-encrypted radio traffic. ---------------------------------------------------- This mailbox protected from junk email by Matador from MailFrontier, Inc. http://info.mailfrontier.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:full-disclosure- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Knobbe > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:32 PM > To: D B > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Wireless ISPs > > On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 13:33, D B wrote: > > All transactions done via secure websites are secure, > > No, they are not. It's just harder to intercept the data. > > > A wired internet connection > > limits the number of people who have access to this > > data simply by the nature of the internet putting it > > within acceptable risk. > > Same can be said for wireless. (Except that the perimeter of the attack > arena is defined by the wireless emissions instead of cable runs.) > > > It is legal according to US law to eavesdrop on > > wireless connections. > > Maybe, INAL. But it is illegal to commit fraud with the data gathered by > eavesdropping. > > > 2. Encrypt all wireless transmissions at least making > > someone who gains access to this data prosecutable. > > Uhm... someone that accesses and uses the data is already prosecutable. > > > Please direct all flames to /dev/null > > Neat. Never heard that before... :) > > > -Frank _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
