en102
Canadian, eh?
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Valencia, CA
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| reply to Jeffrey
Re: Hmmm
Maybe he's the one doing the hacking...
a) Letting your average person connect to his WiFi, and gathering all the data off their laptop/pc.
b) Sniffing for passwords, credit card info, etc.
c) Becoming what most ISP's are... a reseller of your point-click data and browsing habits.
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Jeffrey
too dark too early
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Dix Hills,NY
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| reply to swhx7
said by swhx7  :Wruckman, the quotation in the blurb has the answer for you: quote:
I'm also unmoved by those who say I'm putting my own data at risk... I configure my computer to be secure regardless of the network it's on...
This is a world-reknowned security expert saying this. It also applies for anyone who's knowledgable and careful enough to be confident of their computer security. Anyone who's not in that category should encrypt their wireless. And Jeffrey, "What's the point of not securing it" is answered in the article: he wants to offer internet to neighbors and guests as a courtesy. That's great of him, but probably against the TOS of his ISP. For me, I wouldn't do it because my neighbors are jerks, but that's different story for a different time.
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