Comments on: Open WiFi: a Simple Risk Analysis http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/03/20/open-wifi-a-simple-risk-analysis/ A clean, well-lighted blog. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.2 by: brem http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/03/20/open-wifi-a-simple-risk-analysis/#comment-902 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:10:40 +0000 http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/03/20/open-wifi-a-simple-risk-analysis/#comment-902 My concern is more down to earth than yours, Jim. It's economical. Basically, I don't really care sharing my connection to my neighbours, provided they don't download the episodes of the 6 seasons of The Sopranos on bittorrent. Even though my ISP has a high download bandwidth threshold allowed, it is easy to go over, and be overcharged. I'm not saying I did this ;) But if I did, it would cost me quite a bit of money. So I have my connection secured. I live a new and young neighbourhood, where houses are being built litterally in my backyard, so lots of new families. Thing is, I get about 3-4 good wi-fi signals, out of which, 2 are open. So when my own has its connectivity problems, I might invoke my non-written clause of using their connection to get my email or browse the internet. Bu I would never download big files through their network. Or should I and keep my mouth shut? :) My concern is more down to earth than yours, Jim. It’s economical.

Basically, I don’t really care sharing my connection to my neighbours, provided they don’t download the episodes of the 6 seasons of The Sopranos on bittorrent. Even though my ISP has a high download bandwidth threshold allowed, it is easy to go over, and be overcharged. I’m not saying I did this ;) But if I did, it would cost me quite a bit of money. So I have my connection secured. I live a new and young neighbourhood, where houses are being built litterally in my backyard, so lots of new families. Thing is, I get about 3-4 good wi-fi signals, out of which, 2 are open. So when my own has its connectivity problems, I might invoke my non-written clause of using their connection to get my email or browse the internet. Bu I would never download big files through their network. Or should I and keep my mouth shut? :)

]]> by: Jim http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/03/20/open-wifi-a-simple-risk-analysis/#comment-901 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:38:18 +0000 http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/03/20/open-wifi-a-simple-risk-analysis/#comment-901 Hmm... make it <i>blink</i>, eh? Hmmmmm... Hmm… make it blink, eh? Hmmmmm…

]]> by: Dwight Silverman http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/03/20/open-wifi-a-simple-risk-analysis/#comment-900 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:15:16 +0000 http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/03/20/open-wifi-a-simple-risk-analysis/#comment-900 Nice work, Jim, though I'm dubious about the colored background text. At least you didn't make it blink. Nice work, Jim, though I’m dubious about the colored background text. At least you didn’t make it blink.

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