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onelifecrisis · 07-10-10, 05:43 AM

It sounds like they only collected data from unsecured networks. That's almost like telling someone off for listening in on conversations that are spoken across neighbourhoods using loudspeakers, or for reading PMs written on 12ft high ad boards. I should think that if the people on those networks really cared about privacy then they'd turn on the security?

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Don't get me wrong. I'm all for privacy, and the legal protection of it. But it's not like they tapped phones or hacked email accounts. An unsecured Wi-Fi network is like a radio station broadcasting information. At some point you have to draw a line and say "if people see/hear this, it's not their fault".

07-10-10, 05:43 AM	#2
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	It sounds like they only collected data from unsecured networks. That's almost like telling someone off for listening in on conversations that are spoken across neighbourhoods using loudspeakers, or for reading PMs written on 12ft high ad boards. I should think that if the people on those networks really cared about privacy then they'd turn on the security? Edit: Don't get me wrong. I'm all for privacy, and the legal protection of it. But it's not like they tapped phones or hacked email accounts. An unsecured Wi-Fi network is like a radio station broadcasting information. At some point you have to draw a line and say "if people see/hear this, it's not their fault". Last edited by onelifecrisis; 07-10-10 at 06:02 AM.