This is usually done as a means to be easy for their customers.

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Victor Odhner <vodhner@cox.net> 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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