I think Hilltop Hoods lyrics fit this nicely: "If life's a bitch then death's a slut 'cause death comes for everyone and when it's your turn you're f#$ked"
(IANAL) Hate to tell you this but even if the icon says it's encrypted that only means the radio transmission is encrypted... it doesn't help that a wire tap is on the *wires* within the system. That part of the traffic is generally unencrypted. So you are right, if the feds are sitting in a van listening to your phone's transmissions then perhaps the lousy phone encryption algorithms that the phone companies and carriers may or may not have actually implemented might slow them down. It is a moot point though as by law all phone companies *must* be able to give law enforcement agencies a way to listen in. That's how it is here in Oz.
Here in Sydney having an open AP is an invitation for free usage.
Wardriving is a perfectly legal pastime.
It is only if there is any security or notification that it becomes a crime to use the service.
As soon as there is a security layer in place even if they use WEP,
or something else similarly easy to crack, it makes no difference.
Anyone accessing the network without authorisation is now breaking the law.
So choose an appropriate security layer depending on whether you want to actually
want to prevent people using the service, or just be able to take them to court.
(May be a bad example)
This is similar to the awefully inadaquate DRM that is in place...
The 'but it was easy to break' excuse doesn't hold up.
(disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, just a network security student)
IP version 6 (IPv6) is a new version of the Internet Protocol, designed as the successor to IP version 4 (IPv4) [RFC-791]. The changes from IPv4 to IPv6 fall primarily into the following categories:
o Expanded Addressing Capabilities
IPv6 increases the IP address size from 32 bits to 128 bits, to
support more levels of addressing hierarchy, a much greater
number of addressable nodes, and simpler auto-configuration of
addresses. The scalability of multicast routing is improved by
adding a "scope" field to multicast addresses. And a new type
of address called an "anycast address" is defined, used to send
a packet to any one of a group of nodes.
o Header Format Simplification
Some IPv4 header fields have been dropped or made optional, to
reduce the common-case processing cost of packet handling and
to limit the bandwidth cost of the IPv6 header.
o Improved Support for Extensions and Options
Changes in the way IP header options are encoded allows for
more efficient forwarding, less stringent limits on the length
of options, and greater flexibility for introducing new options
in the future.
o Flow Labeling Capability
A new capability is added to enable the labeling of packets
belonging to particular traffic "flows" for which the sender
requests special handling, such as non-default quality of
service or "real-time" service.
o Authentication and Privacy Capabilities
Extensions to support authentication, data integrity, and
(optional) data confidentiality are specified for IPv6.
Just to clear up a few misnomers:
The whole of the IPv4 address space is included in the IPv6 space.
It is possible to translate between IPv4 and IPv6.
IPsec is not mandatory, therefore the processing overhead is optional.
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I think Hilltop Hoods lyrics fit this nicely:
"If life's a bitch then death's a slut
'cause death comes for everyone and when it's your turn you're f#$ked"
It's not all config's fault,
they also need man page!
$ man woman
No manual entry for woman
$ man man works fine though!
(IANAL)
Hate to tell you this but even if the icon says it's encrypted that only means the radio transmission is encrypted... it doesn't help that a wire tap is on the *wires* within the system. That part of the traffic is generally unencrypted.
So you are right, if the feds are sitting in a van listening to your phone's transmissions then perhaps the lousy phone encryption algorithms that the phone companies and carriers may or may not have actually implemented might slow them down.
It is a moot point though as by law all phone companies *must* be able to give law enforcement agencies a way to listen in.
That's how it is here in Oz.
My first computer was an XT 8086. but then I wasn't born till 1984, almost a decade after you built your own... kudos!
Ah, back in the good old days when 640K _was_ enough for anyone...
Here in Sydney having an open AP is an invitation for free usage.
Wardriving is a perfectly legal pastime.
It is only if there is any security or notification that it becomes a crime to use the service.
As soon as there is a security layer in place even if they use WEP,
or something else similarly easy to crack, it makes no difference.
Anyone accessing the network without authorisation is now breaking the law.
So choose an appropriate security layer depending on whether you want to actually
want to prevent people using the service, or just be able to take them to court.
(May be a bad example)
This is similar to the awefully inadaquate DRM that is in place...
The 'but it was easy to break' excuse doesn't hold up.
(disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, just a network security student)
Just to clear up a few misnomers:
The whole of the IPv4 address space is included in the IPv6 space.
It is possible to translate between IPv4 and IPv6.
IPsec is not mandatory, therefore the processing overhead is optional.
cheers,
Aehgts.