The real reason is a lot less interesting, it seems. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2010/10/free_public_wifi_does_not_exis.html
On Oct 17, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Paul Ferguson wrote: > On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Robert Slade <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, maybe this is way old news for a lot of you, but I'd never come across >> it. I've always seen "Free Public Wifi," of course, especially in airports. >> (In fact, I'm sitting in YVR right now. Oddly, I *don't* see "Free Public >> Wifi" right now, although someone is advertising "Drew's 17inch laptop.") >> I've never tried to connect to it, of course: I *do* know the difference >> between "Unsecured wireless network" and "Unsecured computer-to-computer >> network." I've always vaguely wondered if there were some great conspiracy >> of air travelling blackhats who were trying to sniff credentials in airport >> lounges and gate areas. >> > > Probably, yes. :-) > > - ferg > > -- > "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson > Engineering Architecture for the Internet > fergdawgster(at)gmail.com > ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
