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[Thomas Edelblute]

I agree the terrorism threat is exaggerated, but the Federal government has put out a warning with wireless network manufacturers "Improve your wireless security or be regulated."

The real danger, as the article points out, are people who find unprotected networks and read unprotected traffic or hack into those unprotected networks.  Yesterday I was informed of a lawsuit regarding credit-card transactions going over an unprotected wireless network.  How about a little common sense.

-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Wigg [mailto:e-wigg at evanston.lib.il.us]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 3:28 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] "Expert: Alleged Wi-Fi Risks Nonsense"


Those libraries which install publicly accessible wireless networks may 
not be about to hasten the end of civilization as we know it after all! 
InternetWeek has an article which claims that much of the fear about the 
dangers of wireless networks are greatly overstated (surprise, 
surprise). <http://www.internetweek.com/story/INW20030109S0001>

Edward





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