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Wardriving Worries Residents

Posted by samzenpus on from the robots-will-steal-your-medicine dept.

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."

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  1. When Wardriving is Outlawed, by trud · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Only Outlaws will have.....

    I would consider it neglect to avoid wardriving customer sites. If you don't know what it looks like from the outside you risk leaving people wide open.

    Jeez

  2. Re:repeat after me by kinzillah · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Its more the fact that you are accessing their private equipment without permission. Just like "The door was open" isn't a valid excuse for walking in and watching some tv in someone elses house.

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    Douglas P. Price
  3. Re:In other news by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, to close your blinds you pull a little string. To be safe from wardrivers.. secure your wireless network or go wired.

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    Not a Twitter sockpuppet... but I wish I was.
  4. Re:In other news by mikewren420 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The Scottsdale residents have UHF video cameras in their bedrooms, and are concerned with people driving around with portable UHF TV's and watching them have wild monkey sex.

    A-fucking-men.

    I'm not gay (not that there's anything wrong with it) but seeing each parent trying to offer an analogy and failing miserably... this one hit it on the head! Please mod me down as redundant :)