Wednesday, February 21, 2007
How to read security news: if it sounds strange,
it probably is.
via Bruce Schneier's blog, a Vancouver police officer warns that a city-wide wireless Internet service could facilitate terrorism.
When something like this comes along, you want to ask the usual critical-thinking questions like whether the Internet is that important to terrorists, whether terrorists are any better off on a citywide network than at a coffee shop, and whether the police would be better off because once they get a warrant it's really easy to eavesdrop on a city-wide wireless network.
The best point the officer makes is that some medium-important government functions could be using the same network, in which case you want to ask why those would be left vulnerable to tampering by others on the network.
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via Bruce Schneier's blog, a Vancouver police officer warns that a city-wide wireless Internet service could facilitate terrorism.
When something like this comes along, you want to ask the usual critical-thinking questions like whether the Internet is that important to terrorists, whether terrorists are any better off on a citywide network than at a coffee shop, and whether the police would be better off because once they get a warrant it's really easy to eavesdrop on a city-wide wireless network.
The best point the officer makes is that some medium-important government functions could be using the same network, in which case you want to ask why those would be left vulnerable to tampering by others on the network.
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