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New Zealand Refers Google’s Wireless Data-Gathering to Police – BusinessWeek

popwireless — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:51:12 +0000

June 11 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand’s privacy commissioner said it’s referring Google Inc.’s gathering of data on wireless networks to police.

via New Zealand Refers Google’s Wireless Data-Gathering to Police – BusinessWeek.

(What do you suppose was really going on? I drove eight miles to the grocery store and back (total 16) and logged over 100 private and commercial wi-fi networks. I even discovered my local McDonalds has free wi-fi. It just doesn’t make any sense that Google would actually stop and try to monitor wireless traffic. To what end?)

Wireless Internet Security: Can Others Listen In On Your Sec

popwireless — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:32:46 +0000

Your wifi communications are not as secure as you may think. Others can listen to your data, sometimes as easily as to a radio broadcast!

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What can I do to protect myself on open wifi networks?

popwireless — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:30:52 +0000

Wireless Internet Security: What can I do to protect myself on open wifi networks? Even though wireless networks can be hacked, you can protect yourself and have a safe Internet experience.

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Bluetooth 3.0 may pave way for iPhones that sync wirelessly.

popwireless — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:28:08 +0000

The next version of the Bluetooth short-range wireless protocol officially launched this week, promising an eightfold speed increase that could help device makers like Apple offer true wireless syncing on their handheld products in about a year’s time.

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Finally :: Free High-Speed Wifi Across the United States

popwireless — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:40:32 +0000

Finally, after al that time with the cell phone providers painting the United State landscape with towers the United State Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has finally reaches a bartering agreement with AT&T, Alltel, Sprint, and Verizon. According to Associated Press

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Block Wi-Fi Intruders with a Secure Paint Job

popwireless — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:39:49 +0000

(PC World) IT managers should start familiarizing themselves with a new security tool — the paint brush — as Japanese researchers have come up with a paint that they say will block high-speed wireless signals, giving businesses a cheap option to protect their wireless networks.

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Hacking Airport Wi-Fi

popwireless — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:07:48 +0000

Richard Farina booted up his computer on an American Airlines flight in October from New York to San Francisco. It was one of the first commercial flights to offer wireless Internet service. Within a couple minutes of reaching 10,000 feet, Farina was snooping the airwaves with the ability to see what his fellow pass

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How To Protect Yourself from Wi-Fi Scams at Public Locations

popwireless — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:18:19 +0000

Concise guide on how to protect yourself from hackers at public wi-fi locations, including what kind of information you type is safe, what isn’t, and how to be safer. Hint: wireless internet is much less secure than you think.

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Cell Phone Fire Reminders Precautions – WIRELESS AND MOBILE

popwireless — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:15:01 +0000

Wireless and Mobile News offers some great tips for getting ready for a fire or disaster with your cell phone. These tips are a reminder of what can happens and how so quickly a household can go up in smoke.

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Boston Uni working on LED-powered wireless networks

popwireless — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:43:52 +0000

Researchers are working on turning flickering LED lights into wireless access points instead of using normal electromagnetic radiation. Pointless really as the data rates are so poor.

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Credit card processors finally get clue, will ban WEP

popwireless — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:29:19 +0000

Credit card processors have finally realized what security experts have known since 2001: WEP is next to worthless as a wireless security protocol, and they’re finally going its use in credit card processing systems
—but not until mid-2010. The use of WEP was a major factor in the largest consumer data theft ever.

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Brazilian Professor Invents Solar Powered WiFi Access Point

popwireless — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:27:59 +0000

A professor in Brazil is helping to bring solar powered wireless internet to communities in need. The low-cost “access point in a box” needs no internet connection, electricity, or assembly to function. It is being tested on lamp posts in a number of locations.

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