Thursday, October 14, 2010

UK STUDY: Nearly Half of Wi-Fi Networks Unsecure

Written by Jared Moya


  Illustrates the problems the govt will have in properly enforcing the country’s Digital Economy Act, and the challenges it faces in ensuring those accused of illegal file-sharing are actually guilty of the crime.

One of the biggest concerns critics of the UK’s Digital Economy Act have had is the fact that peoples’ Wi-Fi connections are susceptible to hijacking by third parties, and therefore potentially liable for any copyright infringement activities they conduct on the network.
So it’s important to once again point out the results of a recent study that confirms many of the country’s Wi-Fi connections are improperly secured.
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/91015/uk-study-nearly-half-of-wi-fi-networks-unsecure/