The last one is the one where some management program should allow microdistance measurements to see how far away users are from wireless indoor routers. We can set signal level but that's useless because of the difference in power output of different devices.
Rory -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Scary Letter Every so often, I send out something similar to the text below. Critiques welcome A WIRELESS ROUTER IS AN OPEN DOOR TO YOUR HOME Most people use a wireless router so they can use their handheld devices. Wireless routers are great, but there are some very important reasons they need to be locked down with strong passwords: 1) An open WiFi router or sharing your router password allows others to do illegal things that will be traced with you. Direct Communications cooperates with law enforcement authorities to track down internet sexual predators. If the predator is parked near your house using your WiFi signal from their car, it appears to us to be coming from your home. What will happen is that the authorities will kick down the door at your house. 2) Outsiders can use your Wifi to attack others or to hack into other’s computers and accounts. With a strong antenna they can be a half mile away and still use your WiFi. Again, the activity will register as happening inside your home. 3) A sophisticated hacker can take over your computers in your home and make them repositories and servers for child porn, stolen credit card numbers or any of a plethora of illegal information. You would not even know it was happening in many cases. 4) An open router allows outsiders to actually see what web pages and other content you are looking at. 5) Allowing a friend of neighbor to use your WiFi connection and your internet account is called “Theft of Service”. You are collaborating in allowing them to commit a crime and your are jeopardizing your own service too.
