[Freedombox-discuss] What is Freedombox?

[Petter Reinholdtsen]

[cgw993 at aol.com]
> Thanks for letting me know your thoughts on this.  When you use an
> open wifi network, do you mean that you make your wifi open and
> available or that you use a wifi that is within range of where you
> happen to be?

I mean I make my wifi open and available to myself, guests and people
visiting nearby.  I do to others what I hope they will do to me, when
I need wifi somewhere else. :)

> The reason I ask is that I am looking into making my own wifi here
> open but don't yet know how to secure a network and everything that
> goes with that.

Well, I use Linux on all my machines, and mostly use encrypted ssh
connections.

> Not a big fan of wireless in general as it seems too potentially
> intrusive, for example the utility company here stuck on a wireless
> smart meter on the side of the house without asking me.

Does this mean that anyone knowing the protocol of the smart meter can
track your power consumption and use it to discover when you are at
home?

> Anyway it never occurred to me that open wifi might be a way to help
> people obtain privacy so I am looking into that.

I do not do it to help people optain privacy, I do it because it is
hassle free and make sure I can help my fellow citizens without
requiring them to ask for permissions to get help.  :)

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Happy hacking
Petter Reinholdtsen