full-disclosure - Wireless ISPs

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From: craig.soderland at sap.com (Soderland, Craig)
Subject: Wireless ISPs

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. 



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com [mailto:full-disclosure-
> admin@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Frank Knobbe
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:32 PM
> To: D B
> Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> 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