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Got a Wi-Fi hotspot? Here's a neat prank
Change your SSID to "NSA Surveillance Van xx" (where xx is a number).
Go around the neighborhood, government agencies, places with computer nerds, and see their reaction.
Mine has been NOTHING!
I have only had it changed for about a week. I'm waiting for something funny to happen.
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Got a Wi-Fi hotspot? Here's a neat prank (Original Post)
RoccoR5955
Jun 2013
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discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)1. You've got an evil mind
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)2. and here I thought
Was being cool with "love this virus"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)5. I've been considering using...
..."ECHELON" for an SSID.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON
http://www.fas.org/irp/program/process/echelon.htm
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)6. A friend of mine in Korea went to
Menwith Hill.
RevStPatrick
(2,208 posts)3. My Wifi router is called NSA
Others in the neighborhood include:
DunderMifflin
naturalselection
FuckYouAsshole
DV8
and my favorite:
WiFi
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)4. Too late