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Whilst I was researching my earlier post about WiMax in Milton Keynes<\/a>, I came across an article on The Register about a couple of guys who got themselves arrested for accessing someone’s open Wi-Fi connection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The comments<\/a> make interesting reading – I recommend a read but will warn you that there are 111 of them, so you’d better be good at skim reading!<\/p>\n

There are lots of useful analogies there (and the general consensus seems to be that, if a Wi-Fi access point is open, then you are inviting people to come in – especially with most wireless cards configured to connect to the strongest available signal – and that, if it’s secured, then it is clearly a private computer system) but I found a few of them particularly interesting after reading Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act, 1990<\/a> (I’m sure other laws can equally be applied):<\/p>\n

Unauthorised access to computer material<\/strong>
\n(1) A person is guilty of an offence if\u00e2\u20ac\u201d
\n(a) he causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data held in any computer;
\n(b) the access he intends to secure is unauthorised; and
\n(c) he knows at the time when he causes the computer to perform the function that that is the case.
\n(2) The intent a person has to have to commit an offence under this section need not be directed at\u00e2\u20ac\u201d
\n(a) any particular program or data;
\n(b) a program or data of any particular kind; or
\n(c) a program or data held in any particular computer.
\n(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.<\/p>\n

[Computer Misuse Act, 1990<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Based on this it could be argued that, if anaccess point is broadcasting SSIDs and is unencrypted, then a person cannot know that the access that they intend to secure is unauthorised. It could also be argued that, by broadcasting its presence, the access point accessed any computers with wireless cards in the area without their respective owners’ permissions. Or consider, as another commenter highlighted, what happens when pinging a computer’s IP address – is that not requiring the other computer to perform an action (even if that action is to reject ping responses, it still has to read the packet)? What about accessing a web server – did I explicitly give you permission to come here and read this article? No, but by publishing this website, I gave implicit permission, which is expanded further in my legal notice<\/a>. Ergo, by leaving wireless access point open and broadcasting it’s SSID, I would be giving implicit permission to access it.<\/p>\n

I know there’s at least one Copper<\/a> who reads this blog and I’m sure he has an opinion. As of course, do I. And that’s why I locked down my Wi-Fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Usual caveats apply: I am not a lawyer; don’t interpret anything you read here to be legal advice; etc., etc..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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