Order of the Bath

There is a big debate going on at the moment prompted by an article by Bruce Schneier in which he explains why he leaves his home Wi-Fi network unsecured i.e. no password, no encryption. He discusses the risks and benefits and comes to the conclusion that, for him, the latter outweigh the former. Note that he is not saying it is for everyone.

The key points in the debate centre around

• How much you trust your neighbours not to flood your bandwidth.
• The terms of service from your ISP, if you are bothered about that.
• The responsibility you have for what travels over your link—e.g. illegal/unsavoury material.
• Reducing your protection from hackers—this is why it is not for everyone.

I still don’t know which way to turn—which means I secure it for the time being.

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