Update: 25 May

[ra1d3n]

Originally Posted by Yhor Is wifi secure enough to use a computer with personal info on it?

Is it secure to carry personal info around in a wallet?
Is it safe to drive a car?

All three are not entirely secure, but managable if you take precautions.
(e.g. fastening your seatbelt)

[Yhor]

Originally Posted by ra1d3n Is it secure to carry personal info around in a wallet? Is it safe to drive a car? All thre are not entirely secure, but managable if you take precautions. (e.g. fastening your seatbelt)

I never use my seatbelt. Those Nazi government types always telling me what to do... . Don't smoke, wear your seatbelt, drink responsibly, don't hit people just because they deserve it...


(anyone who knows me, knows the above to be in jest, except possibly the last and the first. People who tell me to put my cigarette out sometimes get hit if they don't ask correctly).


Also, I don't carry my SS number in my wallet, and I will not live in a state where your SS# is the same as your drivers license #. I also don't have client's SS# in my wallet, as I may on my computer. I could risk my own info a lot easier than I could other people's, but that's just me. I may trust WiFi at some point, but not until it's "as safe" as landline connections.

[p3squid]

First post, but I have been using WOWI for a while. I would rather wait a little while for quality than have something like the Curse updater, which only works 50% of the time. Mac user btw, so hopefully it will work well for us.

[ra1d3n]

Originally Posted by Yhor I may trust WiFi at some point, but not until it's "as safe" as landline connections.

I think we are actually both on the same page here. I'm just saying "use your brain". It is not easier to break into computers from WiFi networks. It is just easier to listen in to your internet traffic. Its more like comparing telephone landlines to mobile devices. This means, yes you can go there and surf youtube without knowing a lot about security. Just use the same protection as you would at home. (eg. a firewall and a virus scanner)

That being said, you can be secure enough against people listening in even while using WiFi to transmit sensitive data. Use VPN. Use PGP. Use shttp. Or just don't transmit sensitive data.

I study Software Development and i can tell you, that in my opinion you can be safe enough while using WiFi. If you know what you are doing. But then again, if you don't know it, you are not safe at home either. : )


Sorry for hijacking the thread. Delete this post if it is too intrusive.

regards

[break19]

In order from most safe, to least safe

No Internet, period.

VPN+SSH connections are safe on -any- medium, due to SSH

Properly-configured firewall, over either 1) an ethernet connection, directly connected to the cablemodem/dsl modem or 2) dialup modem

WiFi with WPA2-secured connection, along with a long pass phrase. at -least- 22 characters, changed weekly.

WiFi with WPA1-secured connection Plus the Above

WiFi with WEP128

WiFi with WEP64

Personal, Unsecured WiFi connection

Any Public HotSpot WiFi connection.

AOL connection. period

[todd3835]

Originally Posted by break19 AOL connection. period

Nice, you about made me piss myself.

On a more on-topic note. I have well over 100 addons. Between the Curse client, and then email notifications from WOWI (Lets face it, who doesn't check email atleast once a day?), I can pretty easily keep my addons up-to-date.

Is it ideal? no way. I used to use WM and Curse client, which had pretty much everything I needed, but then I started realizing how unbelievidly outdated WM was. In some cases, WM would update an addon to the "newest version" which was months out of date. Not to mention it would over-write the addon I'd just updated with Curse!

So now to the bottom line. There's certain addons that will be on WOWUI, WOWI, and Curse. Some will be on only 1 site, and some will be on all. I don't want to go to 3 sites for my addons, and my current method of updating works just fine (although it's hell on patch days that break my addons, go blizz!). After 3.1 launched, I'd have to check my mail multiple times a day for the lovely favorites update emails from WOWI. So Minion will be great if Curse jumps on board. I just forsee problems where addons are on multiple sites, how to gauge which one is infact newer.....

So I will wait (probably impatiently), and hope that Minion is what it sounds like it'll be. On a side note, have you guys asked whoever is working on the curse updated for help coding/debugging? I'm sure you guys want this code kept secret or whatever, but maybe they can help? Might help secure thier support!