Comments on: Beware: WiFi May Be Evil

By: Anshul

Anshul — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:15:24 +0000

How about banning cyber cafes, that are used to send emails(most of the times), and shutting down PCOs and Telephone booths, that are use to make hoax or some times real and threatening calls.

How about banning any usable thing that can be mis-used.

By: Saad Akhtar

Saad Akhtar — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:40:35 +0000

Oh God, please dont suggest account approvals for Yahoo and Gmail…. someone in the anti-terror cell will take notice and think “Umm… you know what, that’s a brilliant idea!”

From then on, before registering at yahoo, gmail, Flickr or Youtube, one will have to fill the online form, AND send 2 attested copies of passport AND a self attested passport size photo.

By: Lord Haw Haw

Lord Haw Haw — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:31:33 +0000

@roswitha: expecting the MSM to understand how the intrawebz works is like expecting an online industry professional to figure out how business works in the real world. LOL

By: roswitha

roswitha — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:04:35 +0000

Thank you. This is ridiculous and reactionary in every conceivable way. No one in the MSM seems to know how tha Intarwebz actually works.

By: Prashant Singh

Prashant Singh — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:58:48 +0000

BTW Its good to see a Mainstream Biz publication linking to /.
never seen that before :)

By: Prashant Singh

Prashant Singh — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:56:26 +0000

This is ridiculous . I think that putting a WEP security is by no mean guarantee that Wi Fi won’t be used for nefarious purpose . any one can go to a Barista , buy a 60 Rs card and login to the Wi Fi there ? or a Terrorist with a 1 Rupee coin can call from a unmonitored public telephone booth to inform or take responsibility

so what will authorities do next? impose “Know Thy Customer” law on Coffee Shops and STD Booths ?

this is a typical Beating the Strawman reaction you expect from Govt Agencies in the aftermath of a BIG terrorist attack . two year back they banned all Blogging tool for the same reasons. only to lift the ban after few weeks .

As someone who survived the attack by a margin of 15 Min I think it will be good if govt stop looking for scape goat and take some definitive action to crub Terrorism

By: Asfaq Tapia

Asfaq Tapia — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:59:39 +0000

Spot on, Nikhil. There was another article I read (i think in the ToI) which screamed out ‘WiFi Hacked in India’… heh.