Warspammer guilty under new federal law

Warspammer guilty under new federal law
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-09-29

A Los Angeles man who used other people's wi-fi networks to send thousands of unsolicited adult-themed e-mails from his car pleaded guilty to a single felony Monday, in what prosecutors say is the first criminal conviction under the federal CAN-SPAM Act.

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Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-09-30
Ano@school

Yeah one of the problems in this world...

people using a new technology without the knowlege how to use it......

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Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-10-02
JerryM

wifi is about as secure as a bank vault door made out of rice paper. Until they fix the inherent problems with wireless "encryption" if you can call it that, and other various holes big enough to drive a truck through it will be a joke for any type of production use, and merely another tool to be us...

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Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-10-04
Anonymous (2 replies)

I'm all for jailing spammers but the last case seemed a little off to me.

"A third man later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for using the same access point to check his e-mail. "

So you're out in the city and turn on your laptop. The computer automatically picks up a WiFi point (XP will do thi...

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Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-10-07
J. Kirk

It seems to me that part of the problem should be kicked back to the wi-fi providers. An analogy, part of the reason for a logon warning banner is to identify your systems legal restrictions and rules of access. It has been successfully argued in court that if the system provider did not put up a wa...

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Warspammer guilty under new federal law 2004-10-08
Anonymous

Spamming is illegal, & I'm all for prosecuting him for that crime. But "wireless hacker"? I have a wireless PDA that automatically syncs my email if I'm in a hotspot. No special hardware or software, just an off-the-shelf iPaq 4150. Am I a "wireless hacker" too? Hardly. These days there are MA...

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