Burgie.
I totally agree.
It's not as simple as saying people are 'stupid' because they have not protected their systems. Most PC users don't have a clue about stuff like this, it's hard enough for them to actually get connected on-line, let alone set up protection on their wirelss.
I work in IT (kind off) and I had my wireless totaly open for around 2 years, basically until the day I saw another wireless device in our street, that prompted me to set up the encryption etc, but it was far from straightforward on my early generation wireless router. So please don't blame the users, they aren't stupid, the manufacturers should make this stuff much simpler and show how to sort it clearly. Telling my dad to type in an IP address into IE, then enter a username and password to get into a router configuration screen that looks totally alien to him is a complete waste of time !
Jim, I know where your coming from, and were all glad you do find wi-fi spots to upload stuff, it's the people who do stuff that could be bad that worries me.
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