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a bored teenage neighbor could attack your wireless network

He would have to be very bored indeed. Singling out my home to spend considerable time at an inconvenient in-range location to crack passwords to access ... what, exactly? view pictures of my toddlers? copy my slightly deranged music collection? If he's looking for free network access, he can go down the street and get it from McDonalds or Starbucks or wherever while sitting in a comfortable chair sipping a soda.

I realize a bored teen is different from a SWAT team. Both, however, would need unusual motivation to turn their talents on my abode.



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