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Wardriving Worries Residents
sphynx99 writes "This article describes how residents of an upscale neighborhood in Arizona are worried about wardriving, a "new method of privacy intrusion and identity theft". Nothing to worry about, though; "The Scottsdale Police Department plans to create a cyber-crimes unit next year."
Scottsdale residents are concerned people are looking into their homes when their blinds are open. Police plan to start a blind closing service.
There's no way the HOA in a stuck-up neighborhood like that one would let them do that.
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My roommate from freshman year worked at a local restaurant and was arrested by the FBI for stealing credits card numbers and using them to buy stuff online. I guess they would call that 'warwaiting.' I don't see them doing anything about the increasing threat of 'warwaiting.'
Ironic quote of the day: "If ignorance is bliss, then wipe the smile off my face." -Rage Against the Machine
Yes, it's so impossible to look out in front of one's house! Whatever will we do?
I see your point, but you're forgetting that the canny wardriver doesn't set foot outside his garage without the cloaking device activated...
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and man can you see her tits but good through that dress of hers!
One should always paste links to references..
We're looking for terrorists!
:-)
[pause while cybercrime squad relaxes]
D'ya know of any we could join?
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Got time? Spend some of it coding or testing
I suppose the police chief could get into trouble for it, but it would be really funny if an officer went around to each complainant with a 10-year-old kid and told them, "We're here to help secure your WiFi." "Sure, officer, but why's the kid here?" "Oh, he's the WiFi security expert. I'm just driving him around because he's too young to drive himself..."
I find it hilarious that if a know-nothing computer user buys a network card, plugs it in to their computer, accidentally connects to the "default" network, they are actually guilty of tresspassing...
but there's a limit to how much good intentioned paranoia can be tolerated in a corporate atmosphere.
Did he get fired for writing a firewall rule that blocked all incoming and outgoing traffic?
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I can just imagine it now. COPS, the TV show, filming police officers pulling over a suspicious vehciles driving around an upperclass neighborhood. They approach the car and find two males, one's holding a laptop. They start yelling "close the fucking laptop" and the two men freeze in terror. One guy unwittingly opens his door and starts moving when one of the officers pulls him out and tackles him to the ground. "Your pasty white ass is going to jail, boy!" The other man quickly surrenders as the other officer rushes the car. Back-up arrives. The two distraught men are man-handled as they are shoved into the hood of the police cruiser. One officer turns to the camera. "Yeah, these wardrivers. A real menance to society. We're just doing our job--taking criminals off the street."
Well sorry to pop it to you but according to dictinoary.com To take (the property of another) without right or permission. and to download a movie is to take without permission, sounds like it meets the definition of stealling to me.
I respond to your posts later, but I just have to respond to one thing, I guess any one that dissagress with you is a kid? That is a good one, well to let you know off the bat I am 27. Ok for now I am off I have to get to work, but I will respond to your links later, maybe after I get home tonight.
"Once they're on your network, they can take their time attempting to hack into your computer and steal information," he said. "It's nearly impossible to find them, unless you see them sitting in their car outside."
It's impossible to see, unless you open your eyes!