You've probably seen it a thousand times and even thought "Hey, why not?" but it never seems to work. Don't worry - you're not alone - and this weekend NPR ferreted out the story behind the ever present and never functional "Free Public WiFi".
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Everywhere you go, there it is...but it isn't because the government finally started offering ubiquitous WiFi for public use without you knowing. Instead, it's a bug in Windows XP that started years ago and has spread computer to computer, like a virus.
more @ http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_story_behind_free_public_wifi_-_its_not.php
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