Win-10 share wifi password 'feature'

Unless you opt out, Windows 10 will by default prompt to you share access to WiFi networks to which you connect with any contacts you may have listed in Outlook and Skype — and, with an opt-in, your Facebook friends.

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Access WiFi From 2.5 miles away!

A $200 device, which will help with anonymity (and much more I am sure)!

Proxyham is comprised of a WiFi-enabled Raspberry Pi computer, along with a three antennas setup. One antenna is used to connect to a source Wi-Fi network at a public place, and the other two antennas are used to transmit the Wi-Fi signal at a 900 MHz frequency.

By relying on a 900 MegaHertz radio connection, ProxyHam effectively connects to a far-away Wi-Fi, with a range of between 1 and 2.5 Miles, depending upon certain interference factors.

Contactless card security

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Cracking WiFi password with CloudCracker

Why not move password hacking to the cloud? Presenting a case study with CloudCracker.

Google StreetView's Wi-Fi Snooping

Okay, there was an intentional reason why I didn't post about this 2010 matter.

The Story via PCWorld:

Google's Wi-Fi woes started in 2010 after the company received a request from Germany's data protection authority to audit the information that Street View cars collected. As part of the project, Google was recording publicly available identifying information from Wi-Fi routers around the world in order to create a router location database to help improve the accuracy of location-based services for Android phones and other Google products. But the search giant also said its cars had mistakenly collected fragments of user data in the process.

Google's Response:

Google publicly apologized for the action, and got an external auditor to check their code, and also validate they have deleted all the personal information.

Realistic View:

So, how much personal data, could a moving car have picked up? If a person leaves his house door open, and a person standing on the street, inadvertently peeps inside and catches a glimpse of a confidential piece of paper - then who is at fault?

How To Lock Down Your Wireless Network

An article for dummies (and a reference for rest of us), around how to secure home wireless connections.