In Reply to: WiFi hotspot safety posted by Feral_In_Bali on Monday, 9. April 2007 at 15:49 Bali Time:
it is good that you post this again to alert travellers to bali. i have mentioned times and again that, a free and open wi-fi hotspot is an invitation for hackers, and believe me there many here on the island - easy way to suck in money and with no appearance law here in indonesia makes it even easier to get away with it. almost 95% of the present payment gateway worldwide ban any transaction originating with an indonesian IP address
for anyone who needs to use his/her own notebook computer while visiting bali please make sure that the wi-fi network is at least WEP (better WAP) enabled. you should also install a basic personal firewall
the following link is a related topic well discussed here on the forum