FCC fines Marriott $600,000 for jamming hotel Wi-Fi

[ryoder 1,590]

This wasn't just jamming;
It was a Denial-Of-Service attack.

http://boingboing.net/2014/10/03/fcc-fines-marriott-for-jamming.html

The FCC should permanently ban them from operating *any* WiFi equipment.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[kelpdiver 2]

ryoder

The FCC should permanently ban them from operating *any* WiFi equipment.

It appears to have occurred only at a single hotel, rather than a home office directive. So a broad penalty is not really called for, and in the aggregate would be worse for the customers.

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kelpdiver

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The FCC should permanently ban them from operating *any* WiFi equipment.

It appears to have occurred only at a single hotel, rather than a home office directive. So a broad penalty is not really called for, and in the aggregate would be worse for the customers.

I think they should be made to make restitution to those affected, whether they were affected directly by cost, or by proxy.

1st: Prove that you paid the bill for their wireless
>>Easy enough, it would be on your bill.
2nd: (Not so easy): Prove your business or entity was affected by the jamming.

The fine should be a standard one for all - 5000 US.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[freethefly 6]

I was at the Nashville airport Marriott two years ago for a company meeting. My MiFi was jammed. $20.00 per day if you wished to use their connection.

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[Andy9o8 2]

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Marriott issued the following statement Friday afternoon defending its actions:

"Marriott has a strong interest in ensuring that when our guests use our Wi-Fi service, they will be protected from rogue wireless hot spots that can cause degraded service, insidious cyber-attacks and identity theft,"

And I say they're stone-cold liars.

a les guillotines!

[ryoder 1,590]

I've learned that Cisco provides this function they call "rogue containment" in their wireless LAN controllers. The intention is to disable unauthorized APs that someone plugged into a companies wired network. I also found reports on the NANOG mailing list of the headaches caused by idiots enabling this in buildings shared by multiple businesses.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/technology/roguedetection_deploy/Rogue_Detection.html#wp44564

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[JerryBaumchen 1,468]

Hi Andy,

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And I say they're stone-cold liars.

Betcha a buck their corporate attorney wrote that statement for them.



Jerry Baumchen

PS) Former Friend of Andy9o8's

[Andy9o8 2]

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Betcha a buck their corporate attorney wrote that statement for them.

You'd win. Probably outside law firm counsel @$350/hr.

[DanG 1]

I'm confused by this thread. How is anyone going to pin this on Obama?

- Dan G

[kelpdiver 2]

DanG

I'm confused by this thread. How is anyone going to pin this on Obama?

The FCC has been pretty shitty about net neutrality. That's kind of close.

[billvon 3,116]

Here you go -

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billvon

Here you go -

You can't blame Obama for everything, even if you want to.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[billvon 3,116]

>You can't blame Obama for everything, even if you want to.

Many conservatives don't have your "no we can't" attitude.

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billvon

>You can't blame Obama for everything, even if you want to.

Many conservatives don't have your "no we can't" attitude.

Many conservatives are mindless followers.
just as many Dems are the same.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun