this, above all other reasons is why I use a dedicated VPN as my only secure connection. I can connect through a standard open router, connect to the VPN and have far more secure communications.

yes, it would be nice if a lot of these places secured their WiFi, but there is just far too many of them and too few of us.

-eric
from the central office of the Technomage Guild, Security applications Dept.

On Mar 20, 2017, at 12:31 PM, Victor Odhner wrote:

> I’m really annoyed that so many companies offer open WIFI when it would be so easy to secure those hot spots.
> 
> Restaurants, hotels, and the waiting rooms of auto dealerships are almost 100% open.
> 
> I am not one to say “there ought to be a law” because we have too many doggone laws, and I’m not that into a lot of demonstrating and yelling. But I would love to help educate companies on why they should secure their routers.
> 
> If I were a progressive type, I’d suggest putting stickers on those venues saying:
> 
>     We don’t have passwords on our WIFI
>     because OUR WIFI (and YOUR passwords)
>     should be available to everybody
>     with no effort!
> 
> But being more right-wing, I’d much rather recognize that they’d be happy to do the right thing if we could explain it to the right people. 
> 
> I’ve repeatedly thanked the mechanic shop I use (C&R Tire on Tatum) because they have a key posted and I can feel sort of safe going online while I wait for an oil change. But all the places that have open routers are corporate owned so it does no good to gripe to the folks behind the desk.
> 
> Any ideas on this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Victor 
> 
> 
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