Tag: wifi
7-Year Prison Sentence for Fake Airplane Wi‑Fi Scammer Who Copied Private Sex Images from Women’s Phones
Michael Clapsis used his network engineering skills to access the devices of passengers.
Why Permanent Roaming Is an Unreliable Solution for IoT and M2M
EU regulators should turn to eSIM and the Open Gateway framework to address key challenges concerning the reliability and security of permanently roaming IoT/M2M devices.
Aussie Police Discover ‘Evil Twin’ Free Wifi Harvesting Personal Data at Airports
Passengers at airports serving Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide were tricked into revealing their email and social media login credentials.
Virgin Router Password Fuss Shows Lack of Priorities
The problem with risk management is the tendency to do nothing useful for a long time, before suddenly deciding to panic.
Turning WiFi into an IMSI-Catcher
Oxford academics found two privacy flaws which allow WiFi devices to track mobile phones.
Free WiFi Providers Not Liable for Piracy by Users
Should free WiFi providers enjoy the same legal protections as telcos? That was the common sense opinion of Advocate General Szpunar of the EU Court of Justice.
A European Fight for Free Open Wifi
An open letter signed by the EFF and Mozilla asks Europe's top court to reverse a German legal decision that imposes password locks on all free WiFi networks.
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