LEGAL CHALLENGES POSED BY WI-FI NETWORKS
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Authors:
• Maxim DOBRINOIU , email: office@e-crime.ro, Afiliation: Lecturer, Ph.D., Nicolae Titulescu University, Bucharest
• Iustin PRIESCU , Afiliation: Lecturer, Ph.D., Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest -
Keywords: wireless, illegal access, computer system, crime, electronic communications, wireless, acces ilegal, sistem informatic, infracţiune, comunicaţii electronice
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Abstract:
Nowadays, the electronic communications market is in a high development, and this trend will not be diminished even by the newly world economic crisis. Studies show a significant growth in people’s interest for Information Society (IS) services, with emphasize on the mobility of the resources. On the other hand, Internet has become more than a “network of networks”, but a way of life, and user’s addict to computer systems and IS services often reveal interesting aspects and controversial in the same time. Modern forms of electronic communications rely more and more on the wireless Internet connections (Wi Fi), and this conclusion could be eventually based on the following realities: 1) Users continue to migrate to wireless technology; 2) Users prefer wireless connectivity; 3) Users are attracted by costless Internet connections; 4) Users are fascinated by the possibility of hiding their online activity and behaviour. Although certain security measures can be easily applied in order to prevent the spread of cyber related crimes, the wireless (Wi Fi) connection to Internet also rise up a lot of controversial aspects, most of them about the legality of the connection itself, topic that the authors try to approach in this study.