http://www.netstumbler.com The award-winning wireless networking tool and the best source for your daily Wi-Fi, WiMAX, 3G and VoIP news. Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:52:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.netstumbler.com/2004/10/01/how-to-defeat-the-wardriving-spamlords/ http://www.netstumbler.com/2004/10/01/how-to-defeat-the-wardriving-spamlords/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2004 18:55:00 +0000 Wayne Slavin http://www.netstumbler.com:8080/?p=1923 When it comes to sin, Los Angeles has an unparalleled record of innovation. It is entirely apt that the city has seen the first conviction for the very 21st century offence of spamming via wardriven Wi-Fi hotspots. Even the words sound like random Hollywood sci-fi gobbledegook. The crime, however, is real.
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