>> Also I was wondering if people often set up unsecured networks in
>> order to entice people to log in so they can snoop on what these
>> freeloaders are doing? Can the owner of the router know each website
>> or newsgroup I go to? What about keyloggers? Can they retrieve
>> passwords?
>
> easy as pie, run a sniffer.

So you're sayingt they can retrieve my passwords no matter what I do by
running a sniffer (whatever that is - I'm just learning about this stuff)?
That is kind of frightening if true. Guess telephone banking from a
payphone does have its advantages! And if its true it sure makes unsecured
wireless internet a lot less attractive.