OT: Need a Campaign to Secure WIFI Sites

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

If the APs are properly configured, devices are not visible to other 
devices.
Of course that what can you expect from mom'n pop mechanic shop...  :)
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Stephen Partington writes: 

> 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 at 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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> Stephen