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On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:22:43 -0700, in <hvinc0$4k0$3@speranza.aioe.org>,
JC Dill <jcdill.lists@gmail.com> wrote:

>Malcolm Hoar wrote:
>> In article <ec4o165c3s0ac1n3u4ifmv5unffkholfuf@4ax.com>, John Navas <jncl1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> "However, we can already state that [...] Google did indeed record
>>> e-mail access passwords [and] extracts of the content of email
>>> messages."
>> 
>> That's not good but if folks are using cleartext passwords
>> over a wireless connection, they really shouldn't have a
>> "reasonable expectation of privacy".
>
>Not just using cleartext passwords over wifi, using cleartext passwords 
>over UNPROTECTED wifi.  (If they had any protection on their wifi, then 
>Google wouldn't have connected or recorded anything.)  In that case they 
>absolutely have no expectation of privacy.  It's like shouting your 
>password to your friend across the street.

The problem is hardware manufacturers that marketed insecure wireless
devices, not the unsuspecting victims that bought them -- users are not
required to become computer security experts just to use Internet
services safely.  The industry has at last faced up to its
responsibilities, and is now doing much more to ensure that wireless
networks are secure by default: Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Setup>

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