by jake

What is warviewing / warspying?

Warviewing is the interception of non encrypted video signals much like wardriving (aka netstumbling) however, be sure not to turn on that audio part of your receiver, lest the feds come down on you!

(shameless plug:)
It does happen in the real world, as seen in this securityfocus article.
(/shameless plug)

 

 
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