The Joys Of Insecure Wireless Networks
Today was moving day. I moved my entire small bedroom at my mothers house into her car (well, 50% of it anyway) and we drove 56 miles to a town called “Egham”, popularly referred to as “Eggs ‘n’ Ham”. This is the location of my university, Royal Holloway University of London and also the location of my new house, which I will be staying in for the next 2 years.
The house is a 4 bedroomed semi-detached with a nice large lounge and a plantless garden (hey, it saves me from moving the lawn). The kitchen is less than satisfactory for 4 people, but I can imagine us all relaxing after the lounge, laptops on our laps, programming to our hearts content (we are all computer science nerds).
However, one major problem loomed in advance of our move. The problem of setting up internet. The house in question had had every service other than water and electricity cut by the previous students moving out (for obvious reasons). This means the phone doesn’t work, which in turn sets the internet activity for the house to nil.
This is a major problem.
I have been known to experience panic attacks if left without the internet for 3 hours or more. I can do about 2 hours without breaking into a cold sweat, but 3 and I start shaking. It is so bad I pay £5 a month (~$10) for internet on my phone, which is actually a good investment as it not only saves my life but allows me access to email, Google maps, YouTube, and indeed this blog if I ever need them. Some comments I have posted on this blog are actually from my phone because I really couldn’t be arsed to wait until I got home.
Anyway, given the stupid amount of time it takes in this country to set internet up, I was pretty worried. The of course, the answer struck. Could it be possible, that in this day and age, with all the fuss about security and data theft, that some mindless idiot could have an insecure wireless network in range of my house?
The answer is a resounding yes.
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