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

[Mark Newton]

On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 11:43:07AM +1000, Sean K. Finn wrote:

 > I'd further suggest that they'd see if they could find out their
 > IP address through an Internet-accessible probe, and if so,
 > record the IP, and then contact the ISP for subscriber information
 > to mail out information, determine address, and to follow up with.

Upon what basis would they make such a request?

Running an open AP is not illegal.  They have no open investigation,
therefore no grounds to make a request for records to a carrier or
CSP.

 > The article Mentions WEP. It would be interesting to see them
 > either sit outside your house and crack your WEP, determine your
 > IP, then send you a letter in the post, else they would have
 > to triangulate your address or figure out where signal was
 > strongest and have a guess as to which house you are in.

So have a think about how much time and effort that takes;  the
investment in police manpower resources to gather data persuant
to something that isn't actually illegal.

Can you realistically see them doing any of it?  I can't.

This is a PR exercise, not an actual thing.

 > but, srsly, if this isn't automated, it's an impossible mission.

They're the police. It isn't automated :-)

  - mark