[X4U] Re: Wireless "theft"

[Peter Apockotos]

On Jun 16, 2005, at 12:11 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote:

>
> On Jun 15, 2005, at 8:40 PM, Peter Apockotos wrote:
>
>
>>>> LOL.  WEP can be hacked in three minutes.
>>>>
>>>
>>> yes, as can your car lock.  But you don't leave your car unlocked  
>>> do you?
>>>
>>
>> You are safer just to turn off the SSID and restricting access  
>> with the MAC Address.  And that is a bad analogy.  You can lock  
>> your car, put an alarm on it and get the club.  It isn't going to  
>> stop a real car thief.  And thinking it will is foolish.
>>
>
> If someone wants to do something bad enough, they will.... but the  
> vast majority of the time they're going to look for the easiest  
> target.
>
> If your car has an alarm and the club and the car next to yours has  
> the top down and the keys in the ignition, which one is probably  
> going to be there longer?
>
> TjL


That depends if it is on the thief's shopping list or not.