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Re: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends
From: Javier Henderson <javier () kjsl org>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 14:38:37 -0400
On Jul 6, 2015, at 2:29 PM, Daniel C. Eckert <dan () drakontas org> wrote: This isn't really an open source issue -- anybody can make foolish product design decisions regardless of licensing model. This is more about a vendor producing a feature that deliberately and shortsightedly creates a slew of problems impacting almost all existing networks anywhere. It's highly convenient feature for a specific, limited use case (home users hosting a party with a bunch of people that they don't want to have to worry about how to give them a network password). However, gat ignores all of the other security and user impact issues. Can you imagine how the user experience will change when you change your SSID to include the _optout tag and then try to verbally tell someone what the new SSID is? Bonus points for dealing with users in a context where you've had the same SSID for years.
Bonus-bonus points for throwing in language barriers. Triple-bonus points if your SSID is called “Underscore” -jav
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- Re: Fwd: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends Daniel C. Eckert (Jul 06)
- Re: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends Javier Henderson (Jul 06)
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- Re: Fwd: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends Daniel C. Eckert (Jul 06)
- RE: Fwd: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends Andrew Bosch (Jul 06)
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- Re: Fwd: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends Richard Golodner (Jul 06)
- Re: Fwd: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends Richard Golodner (Jul 06)
- RE: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends Dan Gamble (Jul 06)
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