On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 07:21:36PM -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > On 7/28/2014 5:27 PM, Brian wrote: > > On Mon 28 Jul 2014 at 16:08:44 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > > > >> On 7/28/2014 3:51 PM, Brian wrote: > >>> On Mon 28 Jul 2014 at 21:08:02 +0200, Slavko wrote: > >>> > >>>> Dňa Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:57:52 +0100 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> > >>>> napísal: > >>>> > >>>>> Do you really mean "criminal"? Which countries are these which > >>>>> criminalise looking at something which is in a public place? Walking > >>>>> round with my eyes closed and my brain closed down isn't an attracive > >>>>> prospect. > >>> > >>> You never really answered my questiom. If you place something in a > >>> public place, a mailserver, for example, why should it be a criminal > >>> offence to look at it. If you did not want it to be seen you have the > >>> solution at hand. > >>> > >> > >> If your car is in a public parking lot, does that mean I can get in and > >> drive it off? > > > > I never said that you could. I guess that would be unacceptable in every > > country except in the most extenuating of circumstances. > > > > So is port scanning, in many countries.
This is nmap's own position on the subject http://nmap.org/book/legal-issues.html Many on the list (USians) might also find this relevant http://www.securityfocus.com/news/126
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