• DocumentCode
    19931
  • Title

    Should Sniffing Wi-Fi Be Illegal?

  • Author

    Ohm, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    Law Sch., Univ. of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Jan.-Feb. 2014
  • Firstpage
    73
  • Lastpage
    76
  • Abstract
    Should it be against the law to sniff Wi-Fi packets? This question not only has ramifications for Wi-Fi and wiretapping but also poses broader questions about how we use law to protect online privacy. It leads us to consider many important and recurring debates about the collision of law and technology.
  • Keywords
    computer network security; data privacy; law; wireless LAN; Wi-Fi packet sniffing; law; online privacy protection; wiretapping; Electronic mail; Google; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Law; Privacy; Surveillance; Wi-Fi; Wiretap Act; computer security; privacy; privacy law; sniffing; wiretapping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2014.14
  • Filename
    6756905