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Re:Why we need an Open Wireless movement by phirephly on Thursday April 28, 2011 @02:06PM (#2494347)
RF isn't the commons they're talking about. The commons is the open access points that people would come by and torrent / download kiddie porn through. People abused open access points, so everyone started closing them.
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Re:Why we need an Open Wireless movement by Groxx on Thursday April 28, 2011 @02:57PM (#2494612)
People abused open access points, so telcos started going after the hosts, not the abusers, so everyone started closing them.

Then there's also Firesheep. But that's just a cherry on top, really.

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