, SecurityFocus 2004-08-05
In what prosecutors say is likely the first criminal conviction for wardriving in the U.S., a Michigan man plead guilty Wednesday to a federal misdemeanor for using the Internet through an open wi-fi access point at a Lowe's home improvement store in suburban Detroit.
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Third guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-05
Anonymous (2 replies)
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Third guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-13
deijmaster (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
deijmaster (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-06
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Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-06
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Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case
2004-08-13
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I was arrested just recently for a similar charge.
2005-12-13
domoarigatomr_legato (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
domoarigatomr_legato (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]
>> > like leaving keys in the door to your
>> > house or car and walking away: they're
>> > asking for "intruders".
>> Yet the intruders would still be guilty
>> breaking and entering, regardless.
> An unfair analogy, to say the least. ...
> This certainly doesn't sound anything remotely like breaking and entering to me...
Agreed. The original analogy is flawed. Unlike the other two, HE didn't access any of Lowe's computers (ie, their house) directly. He used their network to access his OWN email.
Rather than 'leaving the keys out' and having someone enter your house, it's more akin to having an unfenced yard, and some kid walks across the corner of it to get to his own back yard behind you.
Yea, he was trespassing. Good luck prosecuting it if you have no fence and don't have 'No trespassing' signs posted.
The same goes for wireless. There are many public access points people are able and even encouraged to use. This is going to multiply. If a company has a non-public wireless system in place, the burden should be on them to have some minimal encryption and access control in place.
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