Welcome, Hackers!
The Kansas City airport has free wifi, which sounds really cool but
check out the disclaimer:
Welcome to free KCI Airport Wireless Service
Disclaimer: The City of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City
International Airport do not represent or warrant that Wi-Fi Access
will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected,
or that Wi-Fi Access or the server that makes it available, are free
of viruses or other harmful components. The City of Kansas City and
KCI Airport does not warrant or represent that the use or the results
of the use of Wi-Fi Access or the materials made available as part of
Wi-Fi Access will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise
reliable. You specifically agree that the City of Kansas City and KCI
Airport and its suppliers (including any of the supplier’s vendors,
suppliers, service providers or location providers) (”Suppliers”)
shall not be responsible for unauthorized access to or alteration of
your transmissions or data, any material or data sent or received or
not sent or received, or any transactions entered into through Wi-Fi
Access. You specifically agree that the City of Kansas City and KCI
Airport and its Suppliers are not responsible or liable for any
threatening, defamatory, obscene, offensive or illegal content or
conduct of any other party or any infringement of another’s rights,
including intellectual property rights. You specifically agree that
the City of Kansas City and KCI Airport and its Suppliers are not
responsible for any Content sent using and/or included in Wi-Fi
Access.
It would be more awesome if they added some terms of use that does
something for the user other than covering their asses, like forcing
you to agree to terms of use saying you assume some liability for
obvious misuse of the network. I’ll stick to my GPRS connection,
thanks!