[wplug] On the subject of wardriving...

[Michael Semcheski]

Drew from Zhrodague wrote:
>> 4) We're all confused on wardriving. It's a very controversial
>> subject. That's why we're discussing it.

> I am not confused about the legalities of wardriving -- this is why I
> pipe-up, and specify where I stand.
>
> Wardriving is a controversial subject, only when the concepts are
> misunderstood. What makes wardriving legal, is the non-violation of
> laws: wardriving is a passive listening to the airwaves, to
> broadcasted beacons from the access-points. These beacons are
> intended to be received by all.
>
> Stumbling across a network is wardriving, anything more (like trying
> to pass any sort of traffic at all, or monitoring the airwaves) is no
> longer wardriving, and can be categorized as breaking-in, hacking,
> cracking, or whatever scary buzz-word is hot this week.

It seems like the point Drew is trying to make is:
1) Wardriving is not illegal.
2) There has been a Hacker vs. Cracker esque confusion of the term
wardriving.

Hacking is not illegal, cracking is.

Wardriving is not illegal, misapropriating a wireless network is.

Mike

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