>>>> 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.
> Start learning what sniffers are all about by searching google:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=what+...L_enUS177US215
> This was the first real hit: http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1549

Thanks Lou. My reading starts now! :)