Wardriving for wireless LANs 2

[Ian Johnson]

Quentin Campbell wrote:

> Section 1 of the 1949 Act says "No person shall establish or use any
> station for wireless telegraphy or instal or use any apparatus for
> wireless telegraphy except under the authority of a licence in that
> behalf granted by the Postmaster General, and ... shall be guilty of an
> offence under this Act: Provided that the PMG may by regulation exempt
> from the provisions of this subsection ...".

I thought wireless lan's operated on "licence exempt"
frequencies/purposes
and hence the WT act did not apply, (same as for my cordless headphones/
car remote locking etc.).

As such I would have thought signal reception legal here, although
perhaps
problems with the computer misues act.

Regards,

Ian

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