31 October 2009

Wardriving

"Wardriving is the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person in a moving vehicle, using a portable computer or PDA." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardriving)

This is one of the main ways we access the web while we are traveling. It's so easy to find unprotected wireless its a joke.

A parking space outside of a coffee shop? Pull the van up next to it. City Hall? Pull the van up next to it. An apartment complex? Pull the van up next to it. A large-national wide chain of hotels that doesn't protect it networks? Pull the van up next to it.

Here are some photos of us surfing the web from the van.

Kate always looks this happy when she is conducting illegal activities.

1 comment:

  1. Ok so I guess technically we are "piggybacking" not wardriving, but wardriving sounds way cooler...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggybacking_%28internet_access%29

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