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Wardriving Worries Residents

Posted by samzenpus on from the robots-will-steal-your-medicine dept.

sphynx99 writes "This article describes how residents of an upscale neighborhood in Arizona are worried about wardriving, a "new method of privacy intrusion and identity theft". Nothing to worry about, though; "The Scottsdale Police Department plans to create a cyber-crimes unit next year."

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  1. Re:In other news by Aardpig · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If protecting against wardriving was as simple as closing your blinds, then it wouldn't be an issue.

    Your analogy is false; someone would have to go to considerable effort to foil a thermal imaging camera. With wardriving, however, one can enable WEP and the problem is solved.

    And don't tell me that this is beyond the savoir faire of Joe Sixpack. Enabling WEP involves checking a box, and entering a passphrase, on a web admin page. About the same level of difficulty as sending an email.

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