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Putting on tinfoil hat... how do we know it isn't connecting to our neighbors' open WiFi?
by stvltvs 2mo ago
Putting on tinfoil hat... how do we know it isn't connecting to our neighbors' open WiFi?
- BenjiWiebe 2mo agoDo your neighbors have open Wi-Fi? I'm a country dweller, but when I'm in town I look at the Wi-Fi list (in horror) sometimes, and it's really rare to see an open Wi-Fi network.
- stvltvs 2mo agoAnecdotal but my laptop just found 2 open WiFi networks out of 20. One's enough though.
- BenjiWiebe 2mo agoAre they truly open, or are they captive portals? Of course, it might be possible to exfiltrate data through a captive portal network, depending on how they implement the portal.
- philistine 2mo agoIt’s a common fear. People constantly mention it on HN every time the advice to keep a TV off the internet is mentioned. Yet we have never seen proof by anyone, not once, that it has happened. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
- eckelhesten 2mo agoThat would be a lawsuit waiting.