~e; wifi EM emissions

[bc <human@electronetwork.org>]

>DRIVE-BY HACKING
>An experiment conducted by BBC Online found that the "wifi" (wireless)
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>computer networks in London's financial center have serious security gaps
>that would allow network vandals to drive, pedal a bike, or walk through
>the streets and pick up information from the networks almost at will. The
>problem will only be solved when companies take security seriously and
>protect wireless networks behind a firewall that allows only encrypted,
>authenticated traffic to pass from a wifi network to a wider corporate
>network. (BBC News 6 Nov 2001)
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1639000/1639661.stm
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