i think i gave the wrong impression that i was commenting on more than simply the unsecure wifi comment. more of an op-ed piece :P probably way off topic
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I think I gave the wrong impression on this subject. Our computers and wireless router are protected with pass words etc. When I got my iPad it did not actually "hook up" automatically. I had to put in the usual data like p/w etc. I am thinking that when Rachel asked if it was normal for 3G to be active that the iPad was probably just searching for 3G (revolving 3G icon) to see if it could hook up, which it won't do until you have a plan.
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Judith
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On Mar 24, 2011, at 8:33 AM, "bj" <bjones44@verizon.net> wrote:
> From: "Just Murray" <krismurray@gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [iPad] It's Here!
>
>> i think it was in 2002 when i got wifi. i didn't secure it. just like i
>> didn't secure my cable modem in 99. so far, so good, so what? my computer
>> is also not password protected. (and i have only ever rebooted my
>> computers - never turned them off, they have been live on the internet
>> 24/7/365 since 99. )
>> oh yea, tee hee hee. i am on a mac.
>>
>> my point is that not everyone *needs* to protect their wifi. all my
>> friends have smart phones or tablet computers. i want them all to be able
>> to get on without hassle. they do. only people running insecure systems
>> have the issue of security to worry about. if you cannot hack or if i do
>> not care that you do hack, my electronics, i do not need to worry about
>> you.
> That's fine if you don't mind sharing your access with your neighborhood &
> the risk that somebody might use it for d/l nasties. It's the people you
> *don't* know about getting in that can cause trouble.
>
> If someone wants to share my wifi they can ask -- & I can then decide
> whether or not to let them & give them the p/w. Just as I have access to a
> couple of other private wifi for when I'm over there.
>
> Not that my system would be hard for even a semi-determined hacker to crack,
> but it's better than "Open to All."
> bj
