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Wait, so using a program like wireshark to scan a network is illegal in and of itself?? I thought you had to use the information nefariously for there to be a

Wait, so using a program like wireshark to scan a network is illegal in and of itself?? I thought you had to use the information nefariously for there to be a crime. How can receiving broadcasts be illegal?

3np 5y ago
Wireshark is passively listening on incoming traffic, so no. Running tools like nmap have gotten people in trouble though, and it varies by country. https://nmap.org/book/legal-issues.html https://nmap.org/book/legal-issues.html