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She's a patriotic Progressive like me The federal government wants to create super WiFi networks across the nation, so powerful and broad in reach that consumers could use them to make calls or surf the Internet without paying a cellphone bill every month.
The proposal from the Federal Communications Commission has rattled the $178 billion wireless industry, which has launched a fierce lobbying effort to persuade policymakers to reconsider the idea, analysts say. That has been countered by an equally intense campaign from Google, Microsoft and other tech giants who say a free-for-all WiFi service would spark an explosion of innovations and devices that would benefit most Americans, especially the poor.
Tech, telecom giants take sides as FCC proposes large public WiFi networks - The Washington Post
Like we don't have enough unemployment already.
Thanks FCC for wanting to put millions of people more out of a job.
those deadbeats who work for telecom companies? what are they in unions? fuck profit at all costs!
Ain't nothing free. Just wait...
And why should it be free?
Surely someone has already tossed this out by now.. The US system of roads, highways and bridges?
With a few toll-booth exceptions it's absolutely free and that bit of infrastructure, and the fact that it's free for all to use regardless of tax bracket, is arguably the reason we have the America that we enjoy today.
Like we don't have enough unemployment already.
Thanks FCC for wanting to put millions of people more out of a job.
those deadbeats who work for telecom companies? what are they in unions? fuck profit at all costs!
Those so called deadbeats, are the ones who are paying their taxes, so that we can have 47% of the nation on gov assistance.
And he could block you using various methods, like a vpn. Not to mention that the free wifi could encrypt everything.
It doesn't matter if the router encrypts everything if the user doesn't because everyone on the network would have the same encryption.
By the way, did you notice how I said it wouldn't work on intelligent users, and mentioned you specifically?
^Thanks for stopping by to make a fool of yourself.
I propose standard adoption of WPA2 and a default password of "free". Whenever you wish to connect to complimentary WiFi, you select "Courtyard Marriott" or "Starbucks" like you always have, but you are then prompted for a password.
Just type "free". It's not hard. In fact, operating system vendors could even program your PC to automatically try the password "free" before prompting you for a password on the assumption that you might be selecting a free service.
What is the value of a password if it is a "well-known secret?" WPA2 negotiates unique encryption keys with every computer that connects to it. This means you and I cannot spy on one another's traffic even when sharing access on the same access point. This is not true for WEP, but nearly all 802.11g access points (the most common) support WPA2 and can provide safe, convenient, free internet access.
Dear Starbucks: The skinny on how you can be a security hero | Naked Security
I was actually wondering what bit of infrastructure would be the legacy of the late 20th and early 21st Centuries. Free connectivity on the internet would be almost as impressive as properly maintaining the hard infrastructure that our parents built in the mid 20th.
It doesn't matter if the router encrypts everything if the user doesn't because everyone on the network would have the same encryption.
By the way, did you notice how I said it wouldn't work on intelligent users, and mentioned you specifically?
^Thanks for stopping by to make a fool of yourself.
I propose standard adoption of WPA2 and a default password of "free". Whenever you wish to connect to complimentary WiFi, you select "Courtyard Marriott" or "Starbucks" like you always have, but you are then prompted for a password.
Just type "free". It's not hard. In fact, operating system vendors could even program your PC to automatically try the password "free" before prompting you for a password on the assumption that you might be selecting a free service.
What is the value of a password if it is a "well-known secret?" WPA2 negotiates unique encryption keys with every computer that connects to it. This means you and I cannot spy on one another's traffic even when sharing access on the same access point. This is not true for WEP, but nearly all 802.11g access points (the most common) support WPA2 and can provide safe, convenient, free internet access.
Dear Starbucks: The skinny on how you can be a security hero | Naked Security
thanks for whackin' that mole Ravi
She will wow you with a Firefox extension and steal a look into your Facebook account.
^Thanks for stopping by to make a fool of yourself.
Dear Starbucks: The skinny on how you can be a security hero | Naked Security
thanks for whackin' that mole Ravi
watch out!!!! Windbagh is a self-professed hacker.
I was actually wondering what bit of infrastructure would be the legacy of the late 20th and early 21st Centuries. Free connectivity on the internet would be almost as impressive as properly maintaining the hard infrastructure that our parents built in the mid 20th.
we both know 'free' is a subjective term
There is a model for this...toll roads like Massachusetts does with Bridges, Tunnels and it's Turnpike.
Semi-public/semi-private, whatever we call it, works well. There are problems with this sure, but it seems to work out very well compared to other choices.
There are other areas where this public/private partnership works miracles...the government funds research and development in the USA.
I was actually wondering what bit of infrastructure would be the legacy of the late 20th and early 21st Centuries. Free connectivity on the internet would be almost as impressive as properly maintaining the hard infrastructure that our parents built in the mid 20th.
we both know 'free' is a subjective term
There is a model for this...toll roads like Massachusetts does with Bridges, Tunnels and it's Turnpike.
Semi-public/semi-private, whatever we call it, works well. There are problems with this sure, but it seems to work out very well compared to other choices.
There are other areas where this public/private partnership works miracles...the government funds research and development in the USA.
The key is eliminating the hodge podge of pockets of wi-fi from different providers with a unique log on. 4G is not the answer. You should be able to log in anywhere with one sign in.
If the Government can do it cheaper than the private sector......let them
Telecom analyst Jeffery Eisenach is calling out the Washington Post about a story it ran on the FCC’s supposed ambitions to offer free nationwide WiFi, calling the piece “almost entirely fiction.”
WaPo FCC free WiFi story 'almost entirely fiction', says analyst | The Daily CallerTelecom analyst Jeffery Eisenach is calling out the Washington Post about a story it ran on the FCCs supposed ambitions to offer free nationwide WiFi, calling the piece almost entirely fiction.
