all i can say is, I hope they use a more secure encryption system than
WEP! :-p
Frank Keeney wrote:
From: http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0505.html
Wi-Fi Minefields
The U.S. is laying a minefield in Iraq that can be controlled by a soldier
with a wi-fi-enabled laptop.
Put aside arguments about the ethics and efficacy of landmines. Assume they
exist and are being used. Given that, the question is whether
radio-controlled landmines are better or worse than regular landmines. This
comment, for example, seems to get it wrong: "'We're concerned the United
States is going to field something that has the capability of taking the man
out of the loop when engaging the target, ' said senior researcher Mark
Hiznay of Human Rights Watch. 'Or that we're putting a 19-year-old soldier
in the position of pushing a button when a blip shows up on a computer
screen. '"
With conventional landmines, the man is out of the loop as soon as he lays
the mine. Even a 19-year-old seeing a blip on a computer screen is better
than a completely automatic system.
Were I the U.S. military, I would be more worried whether the mines could
accidentally be triggered by radio interference. I would be more worried
about the enemy jamming the radio control mechanism.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-04-12-laptop-mines_x.htm
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22522
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