Westchester to ban unsecured wireless?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry () piermont com>
Date: November 5, 2005 2:09:26 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Westchester to ban unsecured wireless?


Westchester County, NY, is thinking of banning unsecured wireless
base stations:

http://news.com.com/Unsecured+Wi-Fi+would+be+outlawed+by+N.Y.+county/ 
2100-7351_3-5934194.html

Although a nice sentiment, I think it is actually unlikely to help
security in any significant way -- it seems like a pretty bad idea,
frankly. There is also the question of whether a county can legally do
this -- a good argument can be made that this is a region where only
the FCC has jurisdiction.

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Perry E. Metzger                perry () piermont com

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