Sebastopol's city council voted unanimously to allow Sonic.net to build a free WiFi network. The network will cover a half-square mile downtown, and be accessible to anyone with a wireless connection.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It is one of the oldest tricks in a hacker’s playbook, setting up their own wifi network in a public place and snooping on any computer or phone that logs onto the “free ...

Tim Pozar used to speak only rarely to his neighbors in San Francisco's foggy Sunset district, but that changed the day he hung out a wireless antenna and welcomed the world to use his high-speed ...

Mobile telephone service providers are trying to block a plan to create a free, nationwide wireless broadband network by insisting on protections from interference that would make it impossible to ...

When you’re home or at work, it’s usually no problem. But once you’re outside your usual haunts, finding a free WiFi network isn’t always easy. Keeping your Mac tethered via WiFi can be a chore, ...

Sonic.net is expanding plans to build networks that will provide free wireless Internet service to residents and businesses in sections of Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Windsor. The plan is the latest ...

Kudos to the Denver International Airport for converting their paid WiFi network access from a paid model to an advertising supported model (read details here). Unfortunately, the free WiFi network ...

Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News ...