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by Mike Masnick


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Warchalking Hype Raises Wireless-Security Consciousness

Yet another article looking at whether or not warchalking and wardriving is bad. The article points out that for all the hype surrounding "warchalking" very few people are actually using the symbols to indicate open wireless networks. However, some security professionals are still freaked out by it. Mostly, it sounds like the people who are afraid of wardriving are simply too lazy to figure out how to secure their own networks.

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