> it feels creepy in a way that their regular internet behavior does not
And that is, of course, where people come to reasonable disagreement; it simply doesn't feel creepy to a lot of folk. I assume the difference in feel is whether one interprets "capturing unsecured wifi packets via wardriving" as akin to peeping-Tomming into every neighbor's house or akin to sailing along a coastline full of lighthouses broadcasting their beacons and writing down the strobe patterns.
And that is, of course, where people come to reasonable disagreement; it simply doesn't feel creepy to a lot of folk. I assume the difference in feel is whether one interprets "capturing unsecured wifi packets via wardriving" as akin to peeping-Tomming into every neighbor's house or akin to sailing along a coastline full of lighthouses broadcasting their beacons and writing down the strobe patterns.