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7 Wash. J. L. Tech. & Arts 1 (2011-2012)

handle is hein.journals/washjolta7 and id is 1 raw text is: WASHINGTON JOURNAL OF LAW, TECHNOLOGY & ARTS VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1 SUMMER 2011 BROADCASTING EXPECTATIONS: AN UNPROTECTED WIRELESS NETWORK TAKES ON CONSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS Duncan Stark* C Duncan Stark Cite as: 7 Wash J.L. Tech. & Arts 1 (2011) http://digital.law.washington.edu/dspace-law/handle/1 773.1/1048 ABSTRACT In January 2010, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon decided U.S. v. Ahrndt, the first case regarding the reasonable expectation ofprivacy in a home wireless internet network. The court found that the defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy in his unsecured home wireless network because he had openly shared information on a system freely accessible by his neighbors. This Article examines the Ahrndt case and the potential legal effect this issue may have on an individual's expectation ofprivacy in his or her wireless network andpersonal computer files. This Article concludes that although the exact effects of new technologies on search and seizure law have not been fully explored by the courts, people should not expect the courts to consider unencrypted wireless networks to be private. Duncan Stark, University of Washington School of Law, Class of 2012. Thank you to Professor Anita Ramasastry of the University of Washington School of Law, student editor Caitlin Steiger, and Floyd Short of Susman Godfrey L.L.P. for their guidance.