Re: Comcast thinks it ok to install public wifi in your house

[Bacon Zombie <baconzombie () gmail com>]

BT in the UK did the same thing a few years ago with a silent firmware
upgrade.
On 11 Dec 2014 15:51, "Scott Helms" <khelms () zcorum com> wrote:

> John,
>
> My apologies, I misread your email :)
>
>
> Scott Helms
> Vice President of Technology
> ZCorum
> (678) 507-5000
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> http://twitter.com/kscotthelms
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> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:46 AM, John Peach <john-nanog () peachfamily net>
> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:37:22 -0500
> > Scott Helms <khelms () zcorum com> wrote:
> >
> > > It is, you only have to log in once and then it remembers your MAC
> > > address.  Harvesting usable MAC addresses is as trivial as putting up
> > > an open access point with the SSIDs xfinitywifi and CableWifi and
> > > recording the MAC addresses that connect to it.
> >
> > I was just pointing out that you don't even need to login with the
> > device. Cablevision allow you to register a MAC address on their
> > website.
> >
> >
> > > Scott Helms
> > > Vice President of Technology
> > > ZCorum
> > > (678) 507-5000
> > > --------------------------------
> > > http://twitter.com/kscotthelms
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> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:30 AM, John Peach
> > > <john-nanog () peachfamily net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:24:10 -0500
> > > > Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:11:07 -0500, Jay Ashworth said:
> > > > > > I will give them their props: I only had to sign in *once*, last
> > > > > > year; their auth controller has recognized my MAC address at
> > > > > > every spot I've used since.
> > > > >
> > > > > Actually, that's sort of scary if you think about it too hard.
> > > > > Shared-secret authentication has its flaws, but it still beats
> > > > > shared-nonsecret auth.
> > > > >
> > > > > I really hope it's something on your laptop other than the mac
> > > > > address....
> > > >
> > > > It's not - Cablevision allow you to register devices via their
> > > > website.... by mac address.