North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Wifi Security
On Nov 21, 2005, at 9:42 AM, Ross Hosman wrote: So my question is pretty simple. You have all these major companies suchWhy would you even need to set up an AP? Why not just sit and sniff traffic? Gets you the _exact_ same information. And why worry about Google, etc., when Starbucks and airports have been doing this for _years_? Lastly, most consumers are smart enough to know to use encryption (the little pad-lock in their browser). Some aren't. Changing the WiFi architecture is not going to save those who aren't. -- TTFN, patrick
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