[AusNOG] OT: Police Wardriving. Where else but QLD!

Fri Mar 23 11:17:35 EST 2012

Waste of time and money....

Obviously many people are committing hi-tech crimes on these sort of
unsecured network and when the authorities try to trace them it points
them to a dead end. 

Possibly understandable, but its such a waste of resources.

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Sulkiewicz
Sent: Friday, 23 March 2012 11:08
To: Skeeve Stevens; Greg Lipschitz
Cc: Ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] OT: Police Wardriving. Where else but QLD!

I wonder if they take into account that most unsecured networks, like
ours, require authentication through a secured captive portal before
actually being able to do anything.

..another useless initiative.

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[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Skeeve Stevens
Sent: Friday, 23 March 2012 10:52 AM
To: Greg Lipschitz
Cc: Ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] OT: Police Wardriving. Where else but QLD!

Agreed.  Wardriving and then doing a mailbox dump in the area just
sounds like a stupid solution to the problem.

Why aren't they wandering around trying to see if peoples doors are
unlocked.

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On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:49, Greg Lipschitz
<Greg at thesummitgroup.com.au> wrote:

If this isn't a waste of tax payer money I don't know what is!

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From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Sean K. Finn
Sent: Friday, 23 March 2012 10:46 AM
To: 'Ausnog at ausnog.net'
Subject: [AusNOG] OT: Police Wardriving. Where else but QLD!

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/police-to-cruise-str
eets-for-unsecured-wifi-20120322-1vmof.html

"The project was officially launched yesterday
<http://qpsmedia.govspace.gov.au/2012/03/22/war-driving-project-to-help-
prevent-identity-theft/>  to coincide with National Consumer Fraud Week.

Officers in the Hi Tech Crime Investigation Unit on wardriving missions
will drive the streets of Brisbane with a laptop computer, looking for
unsecured Wi-Fi networks.

Residents and businesses owners in targeted areas will then be mailed
information about how to effectively secure their connection.

Police will return to the area some time later to check whether
residents have taken heed of the warning.

Read more:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/police-to-cruise-str
eets-for-unsecured-wifi-20120322-1vmof.html#ixzz1ptOph04u"

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