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Government Use of WiFi Not Secure
Terremoto writes "A Congressional report indicates that the use of WiFi by government agencies is being done with little regard for security. The article says, "Government Accountability Office investigators were able to pick up Wi-Fi signals from outside all of the six agencies they tested, and they were able to find examples of unauthorized activity at all six as well.""
If it's insecure that provides a perfectly valid explanation for unauthorized behaviour.
"I didn't hit porn, must have been some drive-bys on our wireless network"
The reason why radio frequencies keep leaking out of these government buildings is because they removed the lead paint from the walls. Now they are going to spend a few million USDs putting the lead paint back on the walls. No wonder the White House is complaining about leaks to the media.
Maybe in the next presidential elections concerning a power hungry, i-must-crush-my-opponent-candidate, there will be a wireless-tapping scandal that takes place in the parking lot of the Watergate hotel instead of the actual room.
Obviously, that sets up Forrest Gump II where the Forrest character spots a couple of geeks trying to jump start their van because their surveillance equpiment drained the battery.
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Ah yes, aluminum siding! I twill keep the wifi waves inside, and the death rays outside.
No, it should be tin, not aluminum. Does aluminum protect you from the mind-control rays of the secret government? No, but tin does. Does aluminum protect you from Bush's thought police? Nope, only tin can protect you. So, if we wrap all of the government buildings in tin, we'll all be safe from their harmful effects (except all the legislation, of course. However, if we forget to poke air holes...).
Some of the older posters might point out that "tin foil" caps were good enough to protect them from the government's mind control and thought reading devices of their day, "and it outta be good enough for you". I concur, however, "tin foil" no longer contains tin! Yes, it's really aluminum foil, and people just still call it tin foil. This was a plot by the government to fool people into believing that they were safe from government control. Soon, the black helicopters will be hovering over your doublewide as black-clad stormtroopers burst into your home and disappear you.
well, if they say so, it's the official answer you have to give them for the test if you want to pass. then, nothing prevents you from thinking otherwise :D
WiFi is insecure when used improperly
and in other news
The government is still a bloated inefficient model of stupidity
Water is still wet
and
New study proves that Fish's skin is wet
I will not give in to the terrorists. I will not become fearful.
Scratch that. I'll be heading to my local bookstore for a reading comprehension book posthaste. Do they make books about reading comprehension? That blows my mind.
I know they have weatherbug running, and saw he [sic] specific zip code.
+1 for most bizarre method to determine the zip code you are in right now...