Steely Dan
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Consumer Group Sniffs Congresswomans Open Wi-Fi
Were not sure whats more humorous: That California Rep. Jane Harman, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, maintains two unencrypted Wi-Fi networks at her residence, or that a consumer group sniffed her unsecured traffic in a bid to convince lawmakers to hold hearings about Google.
A representative for Consumer Watchdog a group largely funded by legal fees, the Rose Foundation, Streisand Foundation, Tides Foundation and others parked outside Harmans and other lawmakers Washington-area residences to determine whether they had unsecured Wi-Fi networks that might have been sniffed by Google as part of the internet giants Street View and Google Maps program.
Read More http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/congresswoman-wifi-sniffed/#ixzz0tZMrPkEi
Consumer Group Sniffs Congresswomans Open Wi-Fi
Were not sure whats more humorous: That California Rep. Jane Harman, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, maintains two unencrypted Wi-Fi networks at her residence, or that a consumer group sniffed her unsecured traffic in a bid to convince lawmakers to hold hearings about Google.
A representative for Consumer Watchdog a group largely funded by legal fees, the Rose Foundation, Streisand Foundation, Tides Foundation and others parked outside Harmans and other lawmakers Washington-area residences to determine whether they had unsecured Wi-Fi networks that might have been sniffed by Google as part of the internet giants Street View and Google Maps program.
Read More http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/congresswoman-wifi-sniffed/#ixzz0tZMrPkEi
