Mapping the laws which apply to intercepting wireless communications in a Western Australian legal context

Authors

Tim Thomas
Craig Valli, Security Research Institute, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

SRI Security Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

Abstract

The rapid evolution and deployment of WiFi technology creates a new environment where offenders can intercept and obtain sensitive information for use in the commissioning of further criminal activity. This paper explores how the law applies to an protects the wireless communications environment, with specific focus on the interception of WiFi data communications.

Comments

13th Australian Digital Forensics Conference, held from the 30 November – 2 December, 2015 (pp. 22-36), Edith Cowan University Joondalup Campus, Perth, Western Australia.

DOI

10.4225/75/57b3f2f0fb886