AnonWatch

Anonymity in a Wireless World

In the past few years, technology reached a point where you do not have to use wires to transfer information.
The anonymity level each user will have in a wireless world is incredible.

There are only two things that identifies you in a Wireless world, Your username/password and you MAC address.

You can work out the first if you steal someones credentials, and the second identifier is not very helpful for those who are looking to identify you.

Think about it.
Right now you are probably connected to the internet using a wired connection (Even if you use a wireless router, it ends up connecting to the internet using a wired line), Which means you can be identified by the authorities within seconds because the telephone line is registered to a specific person.
So even if you steal someones username and password for his internet account, you can still be easily identified.

In a wireless world, someone that uses another person credentials, could NEVER be identified.

Even now, Internet cafes and insecure wireless routers are everywhere. You can sit in a cafe (cameraless) and order a cup of coffee while spreading the latest virus attack that will cause damange in millions of dollars.
If you do so, rest assure you will not be caught.

Wimax will probably boost up anonymity aswell because it offers the same thing WiFi does, but for long ranges.