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Wireless Clouds for Good and Ill

Posted by michael on from the slashdot-needs-a-wireless-topic dept.

dr_delete sent in a story about Athens, Georgia joining the ranks of municipalities creating free public wireless networks. In a counterpoint to that, we have the Pentagon cracking down on wireless devices, trying to control information leakage. And Newsforge has a story about starting your own wireless ISP. Nifty stuff.

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  1. OK, fine. by Dthoma · · Score: 0, Redundant
    And exactly *how* will the military enforce itself in this way?

    Military dude A: Hey, hadn't I better send you those top secret plans?
    Military dude B: Uh, I guess so.
    Military dude A: OK, I'm sending it now.
    Military dude B: Are you doing it securely?
    Military dude A: Nah, takes too long.
    Military dude B: Oh, OK.

    Meanwhile, outside...

    Cracker: This is so cool! I've just managed to snag the plans for a top-secret quantum computer!

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