USA Has More Open Wi-Fi Hotspots Than EU 274
Mark.JUK writes "Some 40% of wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet access hotspots in the USA are unlocked and do not require a security password, which compares with 25% in Europe; according to WeFi based statistics. Across the world, approximately 30% of recorded Wi-Fi access points are unlocked, while some 70% are locked. Nice to see everybody taking security so seriously, then. It should be perfectly possible to 'share' Wi-Fi while using WPA or WPA2 security measures at the same time."
Re:No wonder (Score:1, Informative)
Re:How secure is secured? (Score:4, Informative)
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Good job living under a rock. ARP replay attacks have been able to break into just about any WEP network with any traffic for quite a while now. All you need is a single ARP packet and you win.
Re:No wonder (Score:1, Informative)
Europeans tend (on average, not in every case) to have a higher degree of technical know-how than Americans
[Citation needed]
None needed - see TFA. More Europeans know how to secure their WiFi routers than Americans do.