At the Care's meeting in Flensburg, the youngest speaker (15 years old) did a 
live demo on how to snoop on email communications in wireless networks. 
Honestly, I got a bit scared as the email messages being captured went 
flashing on the screen.

A bit of paranoia can be healthy (for data privacy).

elpidio


On Wednesday 03 March 2004 02:09, J. Antas wrote:
> That is also a subject to keep an eye in the hospital environment.
> It is so easy (and fast too) to insert a keychain WiFi device in a USB
> port. These devices are now widely available at prices as low as €40.
> And, as some of us know well, most of the time USB ports get no
> attention to security issues whatsoever.



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