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AT&T Accidentally Provides Free Wi-Fi To All

Posted by kdawson on from the no-longer-obscure dept.

SecureThroughObscure writes tells us about a hack broken by MacOSRumors: you can get free Wi-Fi at Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and other AT&T hotspots if you know how to set your browser's user agent string (trivial on Safari), and know a valid iPhone phone number. ZDNet blogger Nate McFeters gives some more details and links. This can't last.

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  1. The real wtf... by Grelli · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The real wtf is that the iPhone's number is in the user agent string. How long till that is used to justify an "existing business relationship"?