In an age of surveillance anxiety, the notion of leaving your Wi-Fi network open and unprotected seems dangerously naive. But one group of activists says it can help you open up your wireless internet ...

Criminals exploit open wifi networks, and you could wind up under police investigation because of it. Too many people don’t secure their wireless internet, which leaves them exposed, one local ...

An appeals court in Germany has ruled that the owners of a network are not responsible for the copyright infringement of their users. The decision overturns a previous judgment that held an open WiFi ...

The merits of leaving your wireless access point (WAP) open have been discussed and debated at length, especially when it comes to law enforcement. There is a growing belief that file sharers can ...

An unsecure wireless connection is one you can access without a password. Public networks offered in places like cafes are often open. Although these provide free wireless Internet access, using ...

Two major flaws in open-source software could enable bad actors to break into password-protected home and enterprise WiFi networks. The vulnerabilities affecting WiFi networks were published in ...

The change could give cable operators a powerful edge in their competition with phone company broadband services — Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett calls the strategic implications “profound.” ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Spectrum is opening more than 5,000 WiFi “hotspots” for all wireless users across parts of North and South Carolina that are expected to be hit by Hurricane Florence. Spectrum ...