I agree. People should not have to speak Geek just to use a computer. So be careful if you go to someplace like Starbucks and use their wireless public connection to the Internet. If you want to go for the coffee, that's OK, but don't use their network.
If you have a wireless home network, and it uses the best security available, and you trust everyone on your home network, you are OK.
I do trust my husband, and he’s the only one on our network. ;) And we have a password for our wireless. Does that make it secure from this? I NEVER use wifi out of the house. But husband does when he travels. He thought an ethernet card made it safe? I admit, the technology has passed me by. I was so hip and cool back in the days of DOS....