[PLUG] wifi security

[Tim Slighter]

Considering the fact that you would be connected to a wide open WiFi not
using any manner of encryption, online purchasing in that type of
environment would be similar to posting your SSN and Credit card numbers
on twitter.

Ted Kubaska wrote:
> I find myself spending a bunch of time in coffee houses with wifi. I'm  
> curious about the security. Most of the time I don't care. If someone  
> wants to read my email, they're welcome to it. But what about a credit  
> card purchase? I have not done it, but what if I bought something over  
> the Internet using my credit card and the wifi at Bella Espresso or  
> Jax? Would I be foolish to do that?
>   -ted
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