nsane.forums Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Breaking in to an encrypted router and using the WiFi connection is not an criminal offence, a Dutch court ruled. WiFi hackers can not be prosecuted for breaching router security. A court in The Hague ruled earlier this month that it is legal to break WiFi security to use the internet connection. The court also decided that piggybacking on open WiFi networks in bars and hotels can not be prosecuted. In many countries both actions are illegal and often can be fined. The ruling is linked to a case of a student who threatened to shoot down everyone at the Maerlant College in The Hague, a high school. He posted a threat on the internet message board 4chan.org using a WiFi connection that he broke into. The student was convicted for posting the message and sentenced to 20 hours of community service, but he was acquitted of the WiFi hacking charges. The Judge reasoned that the student didn't gain access to the computer connected to the router, but only used the routers internet connection. Under Dutch law breaking in to a computer is forbidden. A computer in The Netherlands is defined as a machine that is used for three things: the storage, processing and transmission of data. A router can therefore not be described as a computer because it is only used to transfer or process data and not for storing bits and bytes. Hacking a device that is no computer by law is not illegal, and can not be prosecuted, the court concluded. If a secure WiFi connection is hacked or an open network is used for WiFi leeching, the action could be tried under civil law, said criminal lawyer Mathieu van Linde of Blokzijl Advocaten . The ruling led to some controversy in The Netherlands. Van Linde found the verdict "remarkable". He reckoned that most people from The Netherlands assume hacking a WiFi network is illegal. He also added that the law used by the court in this case was formed in the early nineties, and could be outdated, since it was not intended to cover WiFi networks. The Dutch attorney general decided to appeal the verdict. Within two years the case will be reviewed by the High Court of The Netherlands that will decide if a router can be defined as a computer under Dutch law. Hacking or even 'piggybacking' on an open WiFi connection is illegal in a wide variety of nations. In some states in the US unauthorized access of a network is an criminal offense, in other states piggybacking can be fined. WiFi leechers in the UK can be fined or arrested, depending on the intentions of the leecher. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 19, 2011 Administrator Share Posted March 19, 2011 Wonder if getting visa for Netherlands is easy? :think:I mean, fast unlimited internet. Open and legal household WiFi routers free and waiting to be hacked. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Is it just me or does it look like justice is in full reverse on a global scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 this is none sense. a lot of routers now have a built in harddrive for storage of music, photos and movies to play on your home network. when you get access to a router you can see the computers on it because the victims most likely using a home network setup like that. if seeing a file list counts as uploading / sharing in p2p then seeing a cmoputer on a network should count when you break into a router. what the hell gong to happen when someone breaks into your router and sharings files? screw this judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niharjhatn Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Wonder if getting visa for Netherlands is easy? :think:I mean, fast unlimited internet. Open and legal household WiFi routers free and waiting to be hacked. :DDon't forget the weed bro!If I was younger, I'd put myself up for adoption!! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Is it just me or does it look like justice is in full reverse on a global scale?Seems it's just you, this has nothing to do with justice whatsoever, it's just that our government is IT-illiterate... Sadly.this is none sense. a lot of routers now have a built in harddrive for storage of music, photos and movies to play on your home network. when you get access to a router you can see the computers on it because the victims most likely using a home network setup like that. if seeing a file list counts as uploading / sharing in p2p then seeing a cmoputer on a network should count when you break into a router. what the hell gong to happen when someone breaks into your router and sharings files? screw this judge.I should first of all note that the Dutch legal system is not based on precedents, so this decision means little for future cases of a similar nature.'Hacking' was 'using' in this case (breaking the security and using), if the 'hacker' would have accessed any data transmitted between the legitimate user (on his/her PC) and the router or hijacked the connection (identity theft) then it would be a criminal offense.I still agree that it should be illegal though :P (Not for unprotected WiFi networks... the law should not aim to provide protection for those of us who are just ignorant, IMO (would require endless laws :P).) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kofi Smoke Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 i want to know how u can get someones internet at range and also how to hack that persons internet password by the use of WIFI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted January 26, 2012 Administrator Share Posted January 26, 2012 i want to know how u can get someones internet at range and also how to hack that persons internet password by the use of WIFI?You need to go near the person's wifi router/etc. to get in range. In order to hack someone's password, you need a software for decrypting (will only work if you have a WiFi adapter in your PC, laptops have them build-in). Then, the router you are going to hack needs to have WEP encryption, if he or she is having WPA or WPA2 encryption then it's not easily possible.So there you have it:Router with WEP encryption in range.WiFi adapter + password cracking software.About 10-15 mins.Enjoy. :PIf you want to save your WiFi from being hacked:Keep a strong WiFi password with WPA2 encryption. Also, disable WPS if your router has it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 so when you hack into someones internet and p2p or up or down load kiddy porn. whos liable over there uner this bs ruling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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