Bruce Schneier endorses open access wireless networks!

In this Q & A:

  <http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/bruce-schneier-blazes-through-your-questions/>

Bruce Schneier says this about wireless "security":

  Q: Is there any benefit to password protecting your home Wifi
     network?  I have IT friends that say the only real benefit is
     that multiple users can slow down the connection, but they state
     that there is no security reason. Is this correct?

  A: I run an open wireless network at home. There's no password, and
     there's no encryption. Honestly, I think it's just polite. Why
     should I care if someone on the block steals wireless access from
     me?  When my wireless router broke last month, I used a
     neighbor's access until I replaced it.


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