What to do?

[zscoundrel]

This is a very interesting area of law, but the advice is good.  Stay 
away.

I believe the FCC has preemptive authority over all transmission related 
activities, so just driving around looking for digital broadcasts is not 
illegal, as long as you don't disclose any of the information 
transmitted.  (This is a seldom enforced law, because if it were, EVERY 
radio and TV station would immediately lose it's license for using 
police scanners to keep track of breaking news - but I digress.)

However, if you use the radio spectrum for illegal use, the FCC can come 
down on you.  This means that instead of municipal or (perhaps) state 
charges for the infraction, you would be looking at federal charges - IF 
they were able to figure out who you are, where you live and can place 
you in the vicinity with enough certainty.

If you seriously want to help, send an anonymous printed note to the 
company with your suggestions and leave it at that.  (Wear gloves)

Duane Attaway wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, jose sanchez wrote:
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>>Should I let them know their Network is vulnerable and offer to tweak it
>>for a small fee or just let them find out the hard way?
> 
> 
> Stay away.  Far away.
> 
> I hear people may lose their job for installing an access point and
> leaving their network insecure.  When they get in trouble, they like to
> shift the blame.  Why get fired when you can have a "hacker" arrested by
> the FBI for terrorism?  That way they aren't guilty for negligence.
> 
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