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I've been using a wireless network in my new house since January. Other than having bragging rights and impressing visitors, I have the luxury of checking my email from the bathroom. This is something I always dreamed about as a kid and have lived to see it a reality.
Come on, how could I not brag about that?
I set-up the network and never gave anymore thought about it. I've read several articles about the lack of wireless security in the world. I have my encryption key already in place, so I didn't really care what other people were doing.
This past weekend when I got a new laptop with an integrated wireless connection, I needed to establish a connection to my network. It turns out that I'm not the only one in my neighborhood who loves checking email anywhere the house.
There was not one, but two other available networks near me. Out of curiosity, I attempted to connect to one. And guess what? It had no security set-up whatsoever. I connected to the network and was able to browse the Internet. Astonished by this, I attempted to connect to the other network, but it was actually secured.
So what do I do? I have no idea who the people are or how to contact them. I suppose I could try to get into one of their machines and leave a note, but that would require too much potential legal nonsense.
Instead, as my good Samaritan duty of the day, I am advising that if you haven't secured your wireless network lately, you should take a look into that. You never know who could be doing something naughty through your ISP.
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