lazarus_
join:2002-08-31
Resolute, NU
| Re: hot-spot providers take heed!! said by kba4  :
we will not let you provide free/cheap access to just the 'special' individuals you know about! you have been warned!!
seriously, can anyone honesty have expected wi-fi to ever be secure? how can you make a broadcast 'secret' anyway? it's just an arms race between the 'hackers' and the providers/developers... i hope anyone investing in the hot-spot idea knows this going in, and will continue to fund what could someday become a utopia of free access anywhere in the country- even world. i don't care how much you encrypt the data, if it's broadcast, it can be seen by anyone, and the 'hacker' actually prefers not to be paid for his work, unlike the 9-5 sysadmin wo 'secures the network'. oh well, someone with more sense, please add to the discussion, i just saw the story and felt like posting:)
Like my networking prof always says: "Anyone with a wet finger or metal clothing hanger can pickup your signal.."
Using WiFi you have the portability and easy of install but have to give up security.. If you have important info going over the network you should never use WiFi.. |
