Mark Shroyer wrote:

> 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.
>=20
> I think the danger is essentially inversely proportional to the
> distance between your favorite caf=C3=83=C2=A9 and the nearest college of
> engineering.

Heh! You have a point there for sure. but unless you believe
engineering students can break strong encryption the SSL/HTTPS
connection makes the class of people who inhabit your favorite
public AP irrelevant.