full-disclosure - Re: Captive Portal bypassing

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Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:29:49 -1000
From: Peter Besenbruch <prb@...a.net>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Captive Portal bypassing

> > Of course you might want to keep the legal aspects in
> > mind before doing any of that.

On Monday 10 December 2007 12:04:05 gmaggro wrote:

> Bah. Who cares about that. Our governments have proven they do not
> respect the rule of law; why should we?

Because what you espouse would result in general lawlessness, a situation that 
is worse for the common good than what we have now.

More specifically, the impact on captive portals would be an escalating arms 
race between the portals in question, and the purveyors of the software you 
envision. The end result would be either a locked down portal, or a closed 
down portal.

More effective in opening up WiFi access in places like airports will be a 
dawning recognition by communities that open access provides a community a 
business advantage.
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