Comments for EFF-Austin

Comment on Unredacted APD #OpWardrive Documents by Mark Boyden

Mark Boyden — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:55:43 +0000

Many thanks for EFF’s efforts on this and the other multitude of similar issues that crop up.

Comment on Austin Police Department announces “Operation Wardrive” by Austin Police Department’s "Operation Wardrive" Postponed in Light of Criticisms from Digital Rights Activists | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:41:21 +0000

[...] echo EFF Austin's comments on this issue: Missing from the cited analysis is any recognition of potential benefits to be [...]

Comment on Austin Police Department announces “Operation Wardrive” by Overcast

Overcast — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:50:33 +0000

Do they wear brown shirts there?

Comment on Successful inquiry into #OpWardrive by EyesWideOpen

EyesWideOpen — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:20:41 +0000

You made the right choice on this APD. This was a very bad idea and should not be reinstated.

Comment on Austin Police Department announces “Operation Wardrive” by jetsmit

jetsmit — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:37:03 +0000

What needs to be done is to figure out who put the hair brained idea in somebody’s head to begin with. Chances are, it would lead back to organizations such as RIAA, or MPAA , and their efforts to combat piracy by lining the pockets of those that have any influence in this type of decision making. Really? The City and APD don’t just come up with this type of crap on their own.

Comment on Austin Police Department announces “Operation Wardrive” by jonl

jonl — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:47:04 +0000

EFF-Austin is certan the APD had good intentions here, though attorneys working with EFF-Austin also suggested there could be legal issues iwth the operation, and we still want to know how they were planning to find and contact owners of open APs. We definitely agree it’s not a best use of resources. Clearly you’re angry, and that’s unfortunate. The hopefully productive way we want to approach this is to offer to work with the APD on a public campaign about the vulnerabilities of open wifi – also the limitations of security, and why many informed users choose to have open wifi access points, and how this choice can make sense.

Comment on Next Meetup: Sandy Stone on “Online identity and the fight for cyberfreedom” by Successful inquiry into #OpWardrive

Successful inquiry into #OpWardrive — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:18:53 +0000

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Comment on Austin Police Department announces “Operation Wardrive” by Successful inquiry into #OpWardrive

Successful inquiry into #OpWardrive — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:18:27 +0000

[...] For reference, the text of the original KVUE article is cited in EFF Austin’s response. [...]

Comment on Austin Police Department announces “Operation Wardrive” by 911'sAJoke

911'sAJoke — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:44:06 +0000

Austin PD are fucking idiots. Maybe they realized they would get owned with their little operation, or that they would be breaking the law, or the fact they can’t identify the owners, or the fact that it’s not illegal to have an open AP and they serve no fucking purpose and are just wasting tax payers money. Stay the fuck out of our business and do some real police work. Always thinking you’re above the fucking law. Did you run out of unarmed people to kill?

Comment on Austin Police Department announces “Operation Wardrive” by Leon

Leon — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:46:45 +0000

Seriously? I can think of any number of crime-fighting initiatives that would be more compelling, and more in line with a service to the community and it’s residents.