After reading this article over at Yahoo Technology I began to remember some "experiments" at previous search conferences. Then I began to wonder how soon someone would turn an "experiment" into reality and really start being evil.
Just imagine someone getting a high speed connection at a search conference and then turning it into a free wifi which just happens to log every username, password, credit card etc.
As the article states:
...So what can you do about it? Sadly, not a lot, and all that security software on your laptop won't help ...
This could turn into a real nightmare. As for me I dont even use the free desktop computers they offer for email at those shows. I might be paranoid but I'm still around :).