[LINK] The Degree of Peril in an Insecure Wifi Network

Jan Whitaker jwhit at melbpc.org.au
Mon Jul 18 14:04:58 AEST 2011


At 01:51 PM 18/07/2011, Paul Brooks wrote:
>Most people, given the option, will (quite reasonably IMO) select 'home' for a
>connection that is inside their home,  so that their photo sharing, 
>unified music
>libraries etc all become seamlessly visible to other devices inside the home.

For clarification: is this why when a wifi connection is made at a 
new place, you're asked if this is home or a public place and the 
firewall is set accordingly? I always wondered why I was being asked.

Jan



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