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[Bug 1277496] [NEW] When given the choice, mint will prefer unencrypted wifi networks over encrypted wifi networks without telling the user

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From: Launchpad Bug Tracker <1277496@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:07:22 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1277496 <1277496@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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You have been subscribed to a public bug:

1. Install Mint 16 MATE Edition 64-bit.
2. Connect to an encrypted wifi network.
3. Connect to an unencrypted wifi network. There is no warning about connecting to an insecure wifi network.
4. Reboot and login again.
5. Mint will actually prefer the unencrypted wifi network und connect to it automatically and won't tell the user because the notification bubble about network changes isn't being displayed.

Unless people check manually, they won't know that all their traffic can
be read in clear-text.

There should be a warning about connectiong to insecure wifi networks
and Mint should not prefer them over unencrypted wifi networks.

One last thing: I'm new here. The same thing happens on Xubuntu 13.10.
Should I copy this bugreport to Ubuntu or is this one sufficient?

** Affects: linuxmint
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Incomplete


** Tags: unencrypted wifi wireless wlan
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When given the choice, mint will prefer unencrypted wifi networks over encrypted wifi networks without telling the user
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1277496
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