I'm slightly tongue in cheek with that subject line, however something has come to pass this week which may change everything. So for many years, security for typical online users has only been a passing thought, if a thought at all - so many users use the web via non end-to-end encrypted http. This week at Toorcon 12 (hacker conference), a developer Eric Butler release a Firefox add-on called Firesheep that has put many major site engineers in a tizzy. Using this quick, easy add-on a user can easily hijack the authenticated Facebook sessions of people sharing the same wi-fi network. Or any site's session, not just Facebook, if it's unencrypted. Basically, you can control another users Facebook account if they are logged into Facebook on the same wifi network as yourself. Or you can Twitter as them. Or be on Amazon or Google. All by downloading this little plug-in. Think your information's safe at the airport, using their wifi network? Think again. I've downloaded the plug-in and know that it works. So, my interest leads to these kinds of questions: how is this going to change our society's view on security? It only takes one incident in the news - say a tragic event befalls someone who had a stalker - before the lawsuits begin flying and no amount of tight legal EULA will stop this digital economy from slowing way down. Will Mom and Pop Wilson get to understand what an encrypted http is? Are we growing up in our society's education & understanding of technology? Would love some feedback on these thoughts. Firesheep can be found here: http://codebutler.com/firesheep Cheers, @SharonG [Non-traditional undergraduate student still looking for an Anthropology or Experimental, Applied, or Social Psychology graduate program to call home. Suggestions welcome.]