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Old 09-11-2007, 08:36 PM
Mark Shroyer
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Default Re: How to protect your privacy while on WiFi ?

On 2007-09-11, Anonymous Sender <anonymous@remailer.metacolo.com> wrote:
> It's safer than handing your credit card to the flunkie behind the
> counter when youpay for that double mocha latte. Your local
> library or Starbucks is no more or less trustworthy than your ISP,
> and your home broadband connection can be "sniffed" by your
> neighbors as easily as your wireless connection at the AP in many
> cases.


I think the danger is essentially inversely proportional to the
distance between your favorite café and the nearest college of
engineering.

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