Wifi internet is everywhere, in your homes, in your schools, in the coffee shop across the corner and well now even city-wide. most times its free and well sometimes you need a subscription but the fact of the matter is, that you know its there.
Just like any other service, there are people that will abuse and take advantage of the paid subscriptions and well that's what Bruce Schneier talks about in his article Steal This Wi-Fi
yet he's on the side of criminals.
it is Crime, and i'm going to call them criminals.
you cant justify providing "free" wifi to the neighbourhood, because you're inevitably paying for it and nothing is secure on your network.
Bruce is just trying to show that people arn't all that bad and that the chances of someone stealing his information and performing all kinds of illegal activities on his network are slim
but the truth is he can't be sure.
well sure some people might just use it for browsing and checking their emails, but how can he ever be safe with using his credit card or putting in any personal information online with a open and un passworded wifi stream.
The only way he can win this argument is if he's selfless and well gets another wired internet connection for himself and then keeps the current wifi internet connection for everyone else.
Now thats a intelligent public service.
heres for all you people that are now paranoid and need to secure your wifi!
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