Folks - it took a while but here's the answer from the FBI on the legal view of wireless scanning: As for your question regarding netstumbling, it's not illegal to scan, but once a theft of service, denial of service, or theft of information occurs, then it becomes a federal violation through 18USC 1030. The FBI does not have a website with this type of information. You either need to pose the question to us or a cyber crime attorney (or our US attorney's office). No real surprises here, but solidifies the boundaries. This came from Special Agent Mary Kimura, of the San Francisco FBI office and Infragard coordinator. -greg The information in this email is likely confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know that you have VNC running on your network? Your hacker does. Plug your security holes now! Download a free 15-day trial of VAM: http://www2.stillsecure.com/download/sf_vuln_list.html
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