IP: Airports As Secure As 802.11b

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Ryan Marsh <me () ryanmarsh com>
> To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.1
> Date: 19 Jan 2002 10:57:52 -0600
>
> >From /.
>
> "SF Gate is running a story  about how at both Denver and San Jose Int'l
> American Airlines has been using unencrypted wireless to connect the
> curb check-in with the rest of their networks. They tested this by
> grabbing a laptop and hanging around the airport. I guess I might
> finally have something to do with a laptop and a WiFi card the next time
> I fly..."
>
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/01/17/MN180845.DTL
>
> --
> "...visit a dog show. Or a gathering of people who believe they have
> been abducted by aliens in UFOs. People are demonstrably insane when
> it comes to assessing non-human sentience."
> -- Jaron Lanier
>
> http://www.ryanmarsh.com

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