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FAQ: Wi-Fi mooching and the law
July 8, 2005
Is it legal to use another's network without asking? Is it OK to share your own network? It's not always clear.
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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Computer Fraud
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IEEE 802.1X
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law
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Wi-Fi
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prosecutor
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wireless network
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representative
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DSL
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professor
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Verizon Communications
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monitoring
Worried about Wi-Fi security?
January 19, 2005
You should be. The complexity of maintaining a home network is leading owners to put security on the back burner.
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back burner
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technology provider
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Wi-Fi security
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complexity
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WLAN
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Wi-Fi network
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networking
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Broadcom Corp.
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Wi-Fi
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security
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owner
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home network
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training
Study: Wi-Fi beats out home phone, iPod
July 12, 2006
Survey of American adults indicates that majority would ditch their MP3 players over their wireless networks, if pressed.
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respondent
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survey
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Wi-Fi
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wireless network
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VoIP
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Apple iPod
Security A to Z: Wi-Fi
November 28, 2006
For all Wi-Fi has done to bring people online, it's also opened them up to potential risk.
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Wi-Fi
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London
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Wi-Fi network
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security
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wireless network
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Apple Computer
Citywide Wi-Fi isn't dead yet
September 25, 2007
Even as EarthLink is scaling back deployments, some cities and regional networks are pushing forward with plans to build citywide Wi-Fi networks.
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Philadelphia
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EarthLink Inc.
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Wi-Fi network
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Wi-Fi
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Minneapolis
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city
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consultant
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success
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wireless network
Closing the digital divide with solar Wi-Fi
August 2, 2006
Two colleagues develop Wi-Fi technology designed to work where sources of electricity are unreliable. Photos: Green Wi-Fi
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OLPC
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developing country
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node
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Wi-Fi technology
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Wi-Fi
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battery
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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wireless network
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router
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laptop computer
New Nikon cameras speak Wi-Fi
September 1, 2005
No. 2 camera maker unveils two new Coolpix models that tap into consumer need for instant gratification. Photo: Wi-Fi in a snap
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Nikon Corp.
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Nikon Coolpix
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Wi-Fi
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camera
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IEEE 802.11
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printer
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wireless network
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digital camera
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photograph
Citywide Wi-Fi spending could hit $3 billion
October 26, 2006
Market watcher predicts that more than $3 billion will be spent on citywide or regional Wi-Fi networks in the next four years.
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county
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Wi-Fi
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city
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radio
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broadband
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U.S.
Wireless hookups and hangups
August 30, 2006
California passes Wi-Fi user protection bill; AT&T eyes municipal deals. Plus: The mobile Internet--are we there yet?
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IEEE 802.11n
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Wi-Fi
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Singapore
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AT&T Corp.
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California
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blog
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protection
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eye
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wireless network
McAfee acquires Wireless Security
June 2, 2005
Company will gain new Wi-Fi technology through the deal and plans to introduce new consumer products this fall.
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wireless security
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McAfee Inc.
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Wi-Fi security
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Webcast
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WEP
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small business
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wireless network
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California
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security
Windows Wi-Fi patch could be long time coming
January 18, 2006
Microsoft confirms a Wi-Fi security flaw in Windows XP, but the wait for a fix may be as long as 18 months.
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SSID
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service pack
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Wi-Fi
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wireless network
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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firewall
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PC
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Microsoft Windows XP
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laptop computer
Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
January 16, 2006
Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive.
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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P2P
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hacker
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SSID
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Wi-Fi
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broadcasting
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wireless network
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vulnerability
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researcher
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firewall
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security
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Service Pack 2
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virus
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Microsoft Windows
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hard drive
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PC
EarthLink and Google win San Francisco Wi-Fi bid
April 6, 2006
City selects joint bid to provide residents a wireless network. Decision marks fourth municipal deal for EarthLink.
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EarthLink Inc.
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San Francisco
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resident
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city
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bid
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Google Inc.
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Wi-Fi
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wireless network
EarthLink wins Philly Wi-Fi contract
October 4, 2005
Net provider beats HP for high-profile contract to provide $20-a-month wireless Net access to city residents.
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EarthLink Inc.
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Philadelphia
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wireless Net
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wireless network
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city
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contract
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Wi-Fi
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telecommunications
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Verizon Communications
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HP
Your Wi-Fi can tell people a lot about you
March 2, 2007
People who sniff wireless network traffic have many tools at their disposal to intercept sensitive data from PCs.
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Black Hat
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Bonjour
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wireless network
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access point
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Wi-Fi
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IM
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laptop computer
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security
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operating system
Broadcom flaw could allow Wi-Fi hijacks
November 14, 2006
Vulnerable software was shipped in PCs and networking gear from HP, Dell, Gateway, eMachines and others.
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Broadcom Corp.
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flaw
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vulnerability
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Black Hat
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SSID
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wireless networking
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security
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access point
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eMachines Inc.
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Symantec Corp.
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Gateway Inc.
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Dell
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PC
Study: Wi-Fi services to bring in the bucks
September 20, 2005
The pace of growth will drop in the short term, In-Stat said, but by 2009, worldwide revenue may top $3 billion.
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hot spot
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Wi-Fi
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wireless network
FAQ: Wi-Fi alphabet soup
April 14, 2005
Untangling wireless network confusion, from compatibility to speed to 802.11a and MIMO.
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MIMO
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IEEE 802.11n
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alphabet soup
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Wi-Fi Alliance
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standards
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Wi-Fi
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IEEE 802.11
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antenna
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wireless networking
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wireless network
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IEEE 802.11g
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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networking
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router
Cities join Intel's Wi-Fi program
August 18, 2005
Thirteen municipalities participate in a pilot program, called "Digital Communities," to build commercially viable wireless networks.
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wireless hotspot
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city
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broadband wireless
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wireless network
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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Wi-Fi
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broadband
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wireless broadband
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wireless service
,
broadband Internet
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project
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Intel
Intel experiments with Wi-Fi as GPS substitute
July 12, 2005
Chipmakers are experimenting with using the wireless networks to triangulate an individual's location, especially in urban areas.
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GPS
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Wi-Fi
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Intel
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wireless network
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messaging
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location
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person
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