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What up with WiFi?

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What up with WiFi?

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802.11 or WiFi is a neat way to network computers, this is because no wires are needed to connect computers. Apple computer was the first major maker of computers to push this concept, and soon after makers of other personal computers followed Apple’s lead. Coffee houses (like starbucks), have installed wireless networks because it is another way for them to sucker in customers. One way to achieve reasonable anonymity surfing the web is to find a free WiFi access point (called a hotspot) that does not require a password or a subscription. Because anyone can access the wireless network without identifying herself or himself first, free hot spots in theory are perfect for terrorists, porn perverts and for individuals who download music (because lawyers from the RIAA would have difficulty tracking down individual users). One file-distribution system that is trying to conceal even its users IP addresses is the venerable Freenet, which breaks from the traditional mold of peer-to-peer networ

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