Quote:
Originally Posted by rowan
Ignoring the legalities, you're a fool if you connect to an open AP and do anything which sends potentially private info. This includes loading up your favourite board for a quick look at new threads. Everything is sent unencrypted, so the owner of the AP or anyone else in range can see which sites you load, cookies you send, forms you submit...
|
While that is very true, most people who leave their access point unencrypted haven't got much of a clue about Wi-Fi technology; they just go to their store, get conned by a salesman into buying a 125 Mbps Wi-Fi router because it will "make your broadband faster", rip it out of the box and plug it in.