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8 October 2002


Report: Wi-Fi Networks Too Risky. Consumers and businesses lulled by the ease and speed of wireless networks, be warned: The federal government has deemed Wi-Fi LANs not secure enough. Wireless tech providers ask, ’What else is new?’ By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]
”For every 10 blocks in Manhattan, Morse usually detects about 60 wireless access points on his PDA. Between 50 and 60 percent of the networks are not protected by passwords, much less higher-end encryption, he said.”

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