[TriLUG] gpsmap experience

[Glenn Meyer]

Correct,  And I have no intent to access - only detect the insecure 
wireless access points - making sure I don't actually connect to their 
network.

Dan Monjar wrote:

> Mike Johnson wrote:
>
>> It should be noted that a guy went to jail not too long ago by 
>> approaching an area hospital with an offer to help secure their 
>> wireless network that he had found was wide open.  Not sure if he was 
>> convicted, but he was brought up on charges:
>> http://www.wral.com/news/2465963/detail.html
>>
>> The security industry does not need to be all about fear, 
>> uncertainty, and doubt.
>>
>
> Who was the famous Perl hacker that did federal time a few years ago 
> because he tried to help Intel?  He was a contractor on-site and 
> pulled down a passwd file to show them how many weak passwords they 
> had.  They were not amused.
>
> Unauthorized access is just that... regardless of intent.
>