[sunshineforever]

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]

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