Emergency Wardriving
Yes, gentle readers, wardriving is alive and well and living in New Orleans.
At least, that’s what the folks over at BoingBoing claim in this entry/article. Honestly, though, in many places, wouldn’t it be warboating? And, yes, I found myself wondering as I skimmed the article, just how many live wifi hotspots there were running along all happy and unknown as power gets restored to parts of the city that were either relatively unscathed or have cleaned up quickly and well.
I really think it’s neat that there’s someone out there doing this. I mean, think about all the search and rescue teams, or police, or FEMA officials, or whatever that could use some kind of connection out there. I really think this is where something like wifi can shine. This kind of disasterous situation is just the right time for open access all over the city with little to no restrictions. But, without knowing where the hotspots are, they can’t be used.
I really hope this is helping, though, and not just a couple of geeks grabbing headlines for the “fun” of it, or under the guise of “citizen journalism”.
Either way, it’s an interesting article.
