Re: Wireless Disconnects

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:52:16 +0000, Mark McIntyre
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Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:50:39 +0000, Mark McIntyre
<markmcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Business name - ok. Business address - matter of public record.
Private address? Can't agree.

Well, ok. We can fine tune the level of privacy later. My attitude
is that the only thing of importance is the WPA/WPA2 encryption pass
phrase.

We could argue about this all month. Playing devil's advocate:

If I came across a router with a really good passphrase it would
indicate a tech-savvy owner.

How could you know it's a "really good passphrase" without actually
cracking it?

That in turn would indicate potential for
high-value computer kit. Which in turn indicates a good target for a
burglary. Now the address comes in handy.

I think that's a huge stretch. There are much better/easier ways to
case potential targets, and computer gear is relatively low on the list
of priorities. (Think cash, jewelry, weapons, consumer electronics,
etc.).

Or say you're a stalker and you know your prey is in that apartment
building. Snoop their wireless SSID, now you know they're in appt 5.

An address in the SSID does not reveal the owner.

In both cases you got the info without any digging into their trash,
network or mail. In fact, since they deliberately broadcast their
address, you haven't even committed any crime.

Burglary and stalking are both crimes no matter how the information is
obtained.

If you're really that paranoid, then you'd best not use wireless at all,
because a transmitter can be located by other means.
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