Quote:I would rather things be hard wired for most of my computer work.  For one it's faster than Wifi, and two, it's just a little bit more secure.  Out in public, the only time I turn Wifi on is if I'm doing some kind of analysis.  In my opinion, if someone accesses their personal information (ie. bank accounts or otherwise) over a "public hot spot" they are opening themselves up to a huge risk.  I would also wager that most people that use "wireless" in their homes don't have things secured.

 

Call me paranoid or whatever, but broadcasting info out into the air is the easiest way to have that info compromised.

 

It's not like it's encrypted or anything...   :whistling:

 

Seriously, the days of people running unsecured wifi are over.  You'll have have to look very hard to find anyone running an unencrypted wifi.  Most of the time it's encrypted by default.  Both my AT&T modem and mobile hotspot came with a random default password that is unique to the device and printed directly on it .  Mr. script kiddie can intercept data all he wants, but does he have thousands of years and a supercomputer to decrypt it? 

 

btw, do you even use a cell phone, or is that too dangerous as well?

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