WarDriving Ethics?

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Anders Molin has questioned The Ethics of War Driving or so called “Security Experts”. Our own John Thomson has responded to his charges, along with some interesting comments from other readers. Let us say that when it comes to network intrusions, wireless networks are a significant threat to both companies and home users.

We would like to point out at this point that we are not lawyers. However, it is our understanding that it is not illegal to WarDrive unless you make an attempt, by intention or by accident, to access the resources of another person’s network without their permission, which is well defined in The Computer Misuse Act 1990. A concise guide to the Act is presented on The Home Office Website.

When WarDriving, no attempt should be made to access the programs or data being held on the networks being found. Best advice is to ensure your Stumbling device doesn’t even associate to the network. This is done by disabling TCPIP while WarDriving.

Let us leave everyone with a thought ….

Would you allow paedophiles to use your computer to download child pornography? So why do you allow everyone to have free access to your Internet connection by virtue of your open wireless access point!