Could be a way terrorist might use to access the Internet. Can you imagine what would happen if Eschalon caught him using such terms as "nuke attack" on your wireless connection? Within 30 minutes you would be hearing loud knocking sounds on your front door.
Is echelon a real thing? or is that something they made up for Alias?
Yeah, let's keep the world safe for the people snooping on us AND the people selling $50/mo. broadband access. WOuldn't want to give any bits away for free, would we?
This article is a disgusting propaganda piece. Just make sure your wifi access is on the far side of your firewall and leave it open. Many businesses do this for business visitors.