Australia Post will be busy in areas where 'free' WiFi is offered.<br>I don't know about Brisbane however here in sunny Melbourne almost every time I unlock my phone to check E-mail there is a long list of available networks. Generally there is one or two without any encryption.<br>
I wonder if the promise by govt to add 800 additional Police resources will all go into Wardriving.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Sean K. Finn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sean.finn@ozservers.com.au">sean.finn@ozservers.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/police-to-cruise-streets-for-unsecured-wifi-20120322-1vmof.html" target="_blank">http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/police-to-cruise-streets-for-unsecured-wifi-20120322-1vmof.html</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">“The project was <a href="http://qpsmedia.govspace.gov.au/2012/03/22/war-driving-project-to-help-prevent-identity-theft/" target="_blank"><b>officially launched yesterday</b></a> to coincide with National Consumer Fraud Week.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Officers in the Hi Tech Crime Investigation Unit on wardriving missions will drive the streets of Brisbane with a laptop computer, looking for unsecured Wi-Fi networks.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
Residents and businesses owners in targeted areas will then be mailed information about how to effectively secure their connection.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Police will return to the area some time later to check whether residents have taken heed of the warning.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br><br>Read more: <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/police-to-cruise-streets-for-unsecured-wifi-20120322-1vmof.html#ixzz1ptOph04u" target="_blank">http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/police-to-cruise-streets-for-unsecured-wifi-20120322-1vmof.html#ixzz1ptOph04u</a>”<u></u><u></u></p>
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