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Worldwide Wardrive Attention: The Worldwide Wardrive to publicize network security (and to drive around with cool tech toys) is receiving reasonable coverage, not at all unbalanced. Wired News reports on the abundance on unprotected networks and the paucity of NYC public toilets. (Hint: there's a Web site that'll help you find those.) BBC News has a slimmer account with some sad statistics about totally unprotected networks. A howler that slipped by in this article: Wardriving gets its name from the past practice of using a computer to dial through long lists of telephone numbers searching for data rather than dial tones. In England or the U.S., you only get a dial tone before you dial...

Other News

The Wi-Fi Alliance to push better security now: InfoWorld reports that the Wi-Fi Alliance (formerly WECA) will push a "snapshot" of the 802.11i working group's security revision for link-level encryption out as a proposal for manufacturers to offer an interim fix. This makes some sense as long as it's forward and backward compatible. There are many simpler solutions that interoperate with or update WEP that could vastly increase the number of packets necessary to crack a key but still wouldn't require 802.1x or xEAP.

Buy DirecTV service, becomes a Surf and Sip outlet: News.com reports that Surf and Sip will offer a free hot spot node system to purchasers of DirecTV DSL service. In related news, the report notes that FatPort will offer a $200 per month combined Covad DSL subscription and hot spot node -- when the deal with Covad is finalized, according tot the report.

T-Mobile to add hot spots in Delta, United airport clubs: T-Mobile already has service in some Admiral's Club (American Airlines) clubs; they'll be in 100 locations, including Delta and United clubs. [via Alan Reiter] More: After speaking to T-Mobile today, it's clear that they're ramping up for further airport expansion, as soon as they can navigate the maze of parties involved in acquiring rights to offer service at departure gates. T-Mobile says that analysts' reports indicate 40 million business travelers are "mobile professionals," or people who work on the go with technology, and 20 million travelers use the three major airlines' club lounges each year.