In article <1167891719.482665.4360@11g2000cwr.googlegroups.co m>,
<miso@sushi.com> wrote:
>http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123035765
>
>Unsecured networks open door for hackers, spies
>
>by Airman 1st Class Andrew Dumboski
>99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

....


>"Even if you're accessing a secure
>Web site, your information is only secure between the Internet and your
>wireless router. Everything traveling between that wireless router and
>your laptop is visible."

But isn't the encryption performed on the PC via the web browser? How can
encrypted browser data transmitted between the router and the laptop be
considered "visible"?