They won't necessarily know who it is, but every communication to and from the internet has the IP address of the computer (which could be spoofed) and the MAC address of the network card in the computer. Chances are pretty good that if you relied on the connection, you would provide more than enough information about yourself to allow them to track you down quickly if they wanted to. I was hacked early last year over wireless. I have learned a lot about its weaknesses since then.
Mike On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Patrick Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim, > > There you go.... Libraries, motels, internet cafe's, many have open > wifi's. I would it would be hard to prove any wrong intent, and again, > where is it coming from? Can the person tell if someone is using their > open wifi? Can they tell who the person is? I don't see how they can. > Does anyone know? > > Patrick > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
