For the record, the Sheriff in question says he was misquoted by the press. What he had said was that a person could be cited for possession of "burglar tools" if a cantenna was used in the process of breaking into someone's private network.
Its up to you who you want to believe, the Sheriff or the reported. On one hand the Sheriff may be trying to cover his ass. On the other hand, reporters are always botching up quotes or just plain making stuff up that sounds good. I've seen it happen plenty of times. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Burgess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 1:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SOCALWUG] Now Cantennas Are Illegal Too? Why Don't > They Just Outlaw WiFi? > > > http://techdirt.com/articles/20050725/017242_F.shtml > http://www.insidebayarea.com/businessnews/ci_2886879 > > Now Cantennas Are Illegal Too? Why Don't They Just Outlaw > WiFi? > > "They're unsophisticated but reliable, and it's illegal to > possess them," said Sacramento County Sheriff's Lt. Bob > Lozito of the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force. > > > > And the downward spiral continues....... > > > > >
