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>Then contact law enforcement. Building out some vigilante feature into AP's is completely asinine. This is like me seeing someone speed on the expressway and trying to pull them over myself. Of course, we'll abuse that power if given to us!

No, it's like any corporation's private security asking you to leave. (Which they absolutely will.)




Except you don't have property rights over the radio spectrum, unless you licensed it from FCC. It doesn't matter that it's your physical territory - the radio spectrum belong to FCC and them alone.

Similarly, you don't have any rights over the airspace above your land - the FAA does.


Use of unlicensed radio spectrum requires that you accept any interference caused by others.


so would jamming also count as "interference caused by others"?


Well, yes, but in addition to agreeing to accept interference users of this spectrum also are not allowed to cause interference, so this isn't a good defense strategy for those who would jam you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_47_CFR_Part_15 (see: subpart .5)


These companies have enough lobbying dollars to make LE care. LE cares about me pirating Hollywood movies, doesn't it? That didn't just magically happen on its own.




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