RE: Netstumbling - FBI response

["Greg Reber" <greg.reber () astechconsulting com>]

Folks - it took a while but here's the answer from the FBI on the legal view
of wireless scanning:

As for your question regarding netstumbling, it's not illegal to scan, but
once a theft of service, denial of service, or theft of information occurs,
then it becomes a federal violation through 18USC 1030.  The FBI does not
have a website with this type of information.  You either need to pose the
question to us or a cyber crime attorney (or our US attorney's office).

No real surprises here, but solidifies the boundaries.  This came from
Special Agent Mary Kimura, of the San Francisco FBI office and Infragard
coordinator.

-greg

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