I spy with muni Wi-Fi

Iria · Aug 14, 2006, 10:30 PM

Source: Red Herring
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As free public Wi-Fi networks go live, one unlikely community will be waiting to log in: cyber criminals.

Municipal and public Wi-Fi networks could become a breeding ground for crooks looking to steal information from individual users and big companies alike.

Mischief makers won’t have to wait long. This month, search giant Google started testing its free wireless Internet service in Mountain View, California.

That news comes as a number of cities including San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, and Toronto have announced plans to create municipal, or “muni,” Wi-Fi networks (see Google, EarthLink to Unwire SF).

Aug 14, 2006, 10:30 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	I spy with muni Wi-Fi Source: Red Herring __________ As free public Wi-Fi networks go live, one unlikely community will be waiting to log in: cyber criminals. Municipal and public Wi-Fi networks could become a breeding ground for crooks looking to steal information from individual users and big companies alike. Mischief makers won’t have to wait long. This month, search giant Google started testing its free wireless Internet service in Mountain View, California. That news comes as a number of cities including San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, and Toronto have announced plans to create municipal, or “muni,” Wi-Fi networks (see Google, EarthLink to Unwire SF).