[AusNOG] Police Wardriving. Where else but QLD!

[Bevan Slattery]

Hi Paul,

From:  Paul Wallace <paul.wallace at mtgi.com.au<mailto:paul.wallace at mtgi.com.au>>
> The Telecommunications Act 1997 is a Federal Statute.

Yes that is correct.

> The TIA is also a Federal Statute.

Yes that is correct.

> Neither therefore have common involvement with the QPS.

Firstly, I didn't say there was.  I was pointing out that people should read the legislation that is relevant rather than reference irrelevant bush law principles.  However, for reference if you actually read the legislation you will also note that it covers lawful interception scenarios by State law enforcement agencies and others.  By way of example here:

6E Lawfully intercepted information
…
(2) A reference in this Act to lawfully intercepted information
that was originally obtained by an agency, or by an eligible
authority of a State, is a reference to:

I have to say your suggested concept that Federal Legislation doesn't apply to state enforcement agencies is an interesting legal concept.

Secondly, I did not say QPS is intercepting a telecommunications service.  You assumed that and in your haste to put words in my mouth you assumed wrong.  I was very clear to say there appears to be some slight but material differences between this and the Street View incidents on face value.

So let's think about this.  Under Street View G not only connected to a wifi access point, but they actually captured and stored packets not addressed to nor intended for them.  Unintentional mistake.  Interestingly, on an open personal wifi access point with no interconnect to the internet/telco service this in itself may not be an issue.  However, the fact there are other network elements provided by a telco or that said wifi access points might have been run by a telco complicates matters.  I'm not going to go through this because (1) they have been discussed previously on Ausnog and (2) I'm not going to invest in education when people aren't prepared to read the relevant legislation to have an informed discussion.

Now at face value QPS are simply driving around seeing what networks are open/insecure, but not actually interfere with a communication, nor intercept one that they weren't the intended recipient.  Depending on what they do and how far they push things will need to be tested against the legislation.  Seeing what networks are open?  No biggie.  Connecting to networks and send/receive data within that network (non telco)? Probably getting slightly grey.  Then sending data over a line/network element (ADSL link for e.g.)?  Getting very murky.  Intercepting and storing other people communications?  Danger, Danger Will Robinson.

>  .. & good luck gaining the Federal Police’s support unless the effect of the hack is of the type that might cause it to make it into the papers.

Again they are your words not mine.  I was pointing out that almost all the answers everyone are seeking are in the legislation.

[b]



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