Warchalking Getting Erased
17th Sep 2005, 15:44 GMT
For a time, the practice of “warchalking”, which was a set of symbols written in chalk and placed on buildings, the street, or anywhere else visible that would tell others were a hotspot was located. It was hoped by those who developed it that it would grow to be used around the world, but many people equated warchalking with wardriving, even though warchalking is not illegal. However, there is a fear that warchalking can eventually lead wireless users to tap into networks where they are not welcome, and that certainly could lead to big problems. Plus, let’s face it, people don’t want to have to revert to looking for symbols on a street to find a hotspot—they would rather know where it is ahead of time. And there are plenty of useful tools like hotspot locators and JiWire which makes things a lot easier. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments © 2005 Weblogs, Inc.
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