Feds Label Wi-Fi a Terrorist Tool

Andrew I. Mutch amutch at waterford.lib.mi.us
Thu Dec 12 23:52:18 EST 2002


An interesting tangent on the wireless discussion earlier:

"Attention, Wi-Fi users: The Department of Homeland Security sees wireless
networking technology as a terrorist threat. 

That was the message from experts who participated in working groups under
federal cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke and shared what they learned at
this week's 802.11 Planet conference. Wi-Fi manufacturers, as well as home
and office users, face a clear choice, they said: Secure yourselves or be
regulated...."

http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,56742,00.html

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI





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