[AusNOG] Estimate of what Google StreetView may have captured

[phil colbourn]

If this is typical, and if I use more sane figures, the number of passwords
captured is in the 10-100 range.

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Edwin Groothuis <edwin at mavetju.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 03:53:10PM +1000, phil colbourn wrote:
> > 4. All subscribers use unencrypted WiFi.
> [...]
>
> > If, however, 50% of WiFi is encrypted then the above numbers are halved
> to
> > 700B and 3000 passwords.
> [...]
>
> > 2. Encrypted WiFi is on the increase and seems to be higher than 50%.
> Maybe
> > 80%.
> [...]
>
> Walking outside with my iPhone and WiFiFoFum or yFlyLite shows that
> >95% of the access points are encrypted.
>
> If you want an unencrypted one I would strongly suggest McDonalds :-)
>
> Edwin
>
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>



-- 
Phil

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"If I have nothing to hide, you have no reason to look."

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
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