Senator Schumer Wants More Secure Wireless Facebook

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York called on web sites including Facebook to secure content accessed via wireless networks.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York called on websites including Facebook to secure content accessed via wireless networks.

The Democratic senator held a press conference in Manhattan this weekend, where he told reporters that free WiFi access provided by cafes and restaurants make it easy for hackers to eavesdrop people’s Internet use to collect people’s personal data including passwords and credit card numbers. Reuters quoted Schumer saying:

The number of people who use WiFi to access the Internet in coffee shops, bookstores and beyond is growing by leaps and bounds.

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