Kelly Martin hits the nail on the head. We've all known this for quite some time, but no one has spelled it out so bluntly.

There are simply too many ways to be anonymous on the Internet, and more so today than ever before. You don't even need to spoof IP addresses these days; there are too many ways to have perfect stealth, starting with an untraceable MAC address on a borrowed IP address, linked into a wireless router down the street which has access logging disabled? and you tunnel through countless proxies and compromised zombies until you reach the desired launch point. Someone who does not wish to be caught (and knows what they're doing), cannot be caught. With wireless, it become a physical battle between a million victims and one guy walking down the street.

posted by mt at 09:44

Makes sense, many logistical benefits as well.
posted by mt at 16:56