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- Subject: [Discuss] comcast wifi question
- From: eric.chadbourne at gmail.com (Eric Chadbourne)
- Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:26:12 -0500
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On 11/04/2014 08:01 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: > On 11/4/2014 7:40 PM, Eric Chadbourne wrote: >> How do I really know it's them and how do they really know it's >> me? I'm scared. Can you make me feel better? ;) > > SSL certificate are 100% reliable. (read: You don't.) > There's nothing to worry about. (read: You should be.) > Don't worry, be happy. (read: I can't.) > > Setting up valid-seeming but rogue access points is only slightly harder > than dirt. For example, doing it with "attwifi" is a common practice for > spoofing Nintendo Zone hotspots. > I wonder if they are keeping track of macs? I told ios to forget the xfinity ssid and in another part of town was able to connect without having to open a browser and put in my user and pass, like I had to the first time. Fascinating. I've tried two different vpn apps (avast & surf easy) and both really sucked. If I have some free time I might try rolling up an openvpn server this weekend. Using unencrypted wifi just seems insane. - Eric
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