[SML] Huh.. Interesting

[Alex Donkle]

These also don't seem to address anyone with a smart watch like Apple
Watch...

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:04 AM, Dale Farmer via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Two different cases.  The Marriott case got a 600kbuck fine.  The other
> case is still on appeal, last I heard, but the fine was in the same
> neighborhood.
>
> FCC hit it in two grounds.  A. Interfering with a FCC licensed service,
>  and B. Misusing a licensed service.
>
> The technical bits were that the hotel WiFi network would detect a "rogue
> WiFi hub".  Such as your cell phone when you put it into Hotspot mode.  It
> would send data packets to any device that was setting up a WiFi connection
> with the rogue WiFi hub, impersonating the ID of the rogue WiFi hub that
> told the device to end the session.  Then the device would have to go
> through the whole discovery and session setup rigamarole again.  Then it
> would get another spoofed shutdown packet.  Repeat ad infinitum.
>
> So connectivity was not totally blocked, but was slower than pouring
> molasses outdoors in january.  The expensive hotel provided WiFi was of
> course, not bothered.
>
> Dale
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> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Ford Sellers via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> Date: 01/06/2016 15:01 (GMT-05:00)
> To: Joe D <jdunfee12 at yahoo.com>, Stagecraft Mailing List <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> Cc: Ford Sellers <fsellers at chauvetlighting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SML] Huh.. Interesting
>
> I believe there was a lawsuit last year against a major hotel chain for
> jamming outside Wi-fi signals in their convention facilities (via DNS
> attacks, I think), to force people to purchase and not share their internet
> service.
>
> IIRC, the FCC was deeply unamused.
>
> -Ford
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Joe D via Stagecraft
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 10:48 AM
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> Subject: Re: [SML] Huh.. Interesting
>
> Blocking is not the same as transmitting a signal designed to interfere.
> Also, in this situation, the user is putting the phone in the case.
>
> -Joe
>
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