[Tfug] Re: warchalking

[klsmith]

Tom Rini wrote:

>On Sat, Jun 29, 2002 at 11:43:27AM -0700, klsmith wrote:
>
>>I personally will never wardrive because I'm not up for the hassle of 
>>dealing with a system gone wrong (government).  However if I were to and 
>>was ever charged for doing no more than using available bandwidth, I 
>>would make Nick's argument.
>>
>>"...attempting to procure a lease, by definition, is ASKING for
>>authorization to access the network. DHCP OFFER is analogous to you
>>welcoming a hobo knocking at your door in for dinner."
>>
>
>That's a really bad argument since you're picking nits about how the
>technology works, not how the controlling entity set things up.  The
>intent (quite probably, unless they're offering free wireless
>connectivity to anyone walking buy) is that only authorized users would
>be attempting to connect in the first place.
>
>Technically the technology said 'sure, come on in!', but computers
>aren't the ones who legally are responsible for the policy.
>
>The fact is that unless you've got explicit permission for the legal
>entity behind/responsible for the connection, there's not really a
>difference between sitting in your car and connecting vs running a
>really long enet cable out of an open window.
>
Have you ever seen what goes on in a court room.  This would be an 
excellent argument and a compelling one at that.

Keith.