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Coffee shop WiFi for dummies
Scott Granneman, 2006-02-09

The average user has no idea of the risks associated with public WiFi hotspots. Here are some very simple tips for them to keep their network access secure.

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Re: WiFi for dummies 2006-02-11
stacy
WEP is better than nothing in the same sense that if your roof gets blown off, a tarp is better than nothing; but it is still not a solution to the problem.

A couple points about public hotspots:
1) The usage of encryption at the wireless level is the choice of the wireless provider, not you. So...

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