Have your information stolen anywhere

I’d seen this on the telly a couple of months ago — the Singapore government is going to provide countrywide WiFi coverage using WiMax. After my hacking scare on What’s On Xiamen, I’m extremely loathe to do anything using a public, unsecured wireless network — except aimless surfing. If you must check your e-mail or access password-protected sites while connected to a public hotspot, your best option is to use SSH tunnelling.

• 29 Aug 2006