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Silicon Valley to get WiFi Coverage

Posted by Zonk on from the nice-for-them dept.

prostoalex writes "A high tech civic group led by Intel is soliciting a bid from ISPs to create a WiFi cloud around Silicon Valley. From the Reuters article: 'The Smart Valley group will solicit financial contributions to develop the plan to cover another 20 Silicon Valley cities. In all, the plan would stretch across four counties - Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz.'"

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  1. Security? by Eightyford · · Score: 0, Troll

    How secure are these transmissions? Wouldn't high tech companies in Silicon Valley need extreme security?

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    1. Re:Security? by Professor_UNIX · · Score: 1, Troll
      How secure are these transmissions? Wouldn't high tech companies in Silicon Valley need extreme security?

      How secure do you think the Internet is? Do you trust companies like Level3, XO, and AT&T with your communications? You shouldn't... use a VPN or encrypt your traffic through some other mechanism.