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 ...

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 ...

Recently, the easy-to-use browser plug-in "Firesheep" reminded us how vulnerable our information is on open WiFi networks. Firesheep provides a simple way for wannabe hackers to access your online ...

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.” ...