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On Sat, 1 May 2010, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
Quoting Michael Mortimore <nospamformike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:42:03 +0100, Roland Tarver <roland.tarver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18844-innovation-the-wifi-database-that-shamed-google.html Sneaky! best wishes roly :-)I don't see what the problem is.The problem is that if I drive around logging wireless networks, I get could arrested for "wardriving" [0], yet google have admitted the "crime" and look to have got away with it...Kind regards, Matt[0] see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/15/stolen_wifi/ and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/18/uk_war_driving_arrests/
Both these aere prosecuted for actually using the Wi-Fi connections, not just listening.
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